qolu

noun. disease

A noun appearing as ᴱQ. qolu “disease” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√QOLO (QL/78). This word was also mentioned in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/78).

Neo-Quenya: I’d retain ᴺQ. quolu “disease” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, and would assume it applies to disease in general, as opposed to disease or sickness within a body which would be [ᴺQ.] hlívë. Not all Neo-Quenya writers accept quo- as a valid combination; see the entry on how [[q|[wo] became [o]]] for further discussion.

qolúva

adjective. pestilent, pestilential

A word appearing as ᴱQ. qolūva “pestilent, pestilential” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. qolu “disease” (QL/78).

Neo-Quenya: I’d retain ᴺQ. quolúva for purposes of Neo-Quenya in reference to things and environments apt to cause disease. Not all Neo-Quenya writers accept quo- as a valid combination; see the entry on how [[q|[wo] became [o]]] for further discussion.

qolúvie

noun. pestilence

A word appearing as ᴱQ. qolúvie “pestilence” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a noun form of ᴱQ. qolūva “pestilent, pestilential” (QL/78).

Neo-Quenya: I’d retain ᴺQ. quolúvië “pestilence” for purposes of Neo-Quenya. Not all Neo-Quenya writers accept quo- as a valid combination; see the entry on how [[q|[wo] became [o]]] for further discussion.