A noun appearing as ᴱQ. aiko (aiku-) “cliff” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently a noun variant of ᴱQ. aiqa “steep” appearing nearby (QL/29). Since ᴹQ. aiqa “steep” continued to appear in Tolkien’s later writings (Ety/AYAK), perhaps this word can be salvaged for Neo-Quenya writing as ᴺQ. aico (aicu-).
Early Quenya
ollo
noun. cliff, seaward precipice
Cognates
- G. ol “cliff, seaward precipice” ✧ GL/62; LT1A/Eriol
Derivations
- ᴱ√OLO “tip”
Element in
- Eq. Eriollo “Ironcliffs” ✧ LT1A/Eriol
Variations
- ollŏ ✧ GL/62
aiko
noun. cliff
Derivations
- ᴱ√AIK(W)-
Element in
- Eq. aikuvoite “cliffy, rocky” ✧ QL/029
au
preposition. away from
Derivations
- ᴱ√AVA “go away, depart, leave” ✧ QL/033
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√AVA > au [aβ] > [au] ✧ QL/033
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a cognate of G. ol “cliff, seaward precipice” and apparently of similar meaning (GL/62). It appeared as an element in the name ᴱQ. Eriollo “Ironcliffs” also appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon (GL/19; LT1A/Eriol), though in the tales themselves this name was {Erenol >>} ᴱQ. Evadrien “Coast of Iron” (LT2/313, 334). It might be related to the root ᴱ√OLO “tip” (QL/69).