tillë (pl. tilli given) noun "tip, point", used with reference to fingers and toes (VT47:10, 26); compare ortil, nútil, q.v.
Quenya
ortil
up-point
ortil
noun. up-point
tillë
tip, point
or
over
or prep. "over" (CO); in early "Qenya", this preposition was also defined as "on, upon" (LT1:256, MC:216). Prefixed or- is translated "up" in ortil, q.v.
nútil
under-point
nútil (nútill-, pl. nútilli given) noun "under-point", term used in children's play for "toe" (the counterpart of ortil, q.v.) (VT47:10)
nútil
noun. under-point
Elements
Word Gloss nu “under, beneath” tillë “tip, point; [within compounds] finger, toe, tip, point; [within compounds] finger, toe; [ᴱQ.] eyelash”
olla
over
olla prep "over" (= beyond, of things passed over, as in "I went over a river" or "they went over the hill") (PE17:65)
ortil (ortill-, pl. ortilli given) noun "up-point", term used in children's play for "finger", the counterpart of nútil, q.v. (VT47:10)