raen

adjective. netted, enlaced

An adjective glossed “netted, enlaced” in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from 1967-69 based on the root √RAY “net, knit, contrive network or lace; involve in a network, enlace” (VT42/11-12). It was an element in the name Gilraen.

raen

adjective. smiling

adj. smiling, gracious, sweet-faced. Q. raina. >> Gilraen

raen

adjective. smiling, gracious, sweet-faced

raen

adjective. crooked

raen

adjective. nettled, enlaced

raef

noun. net

raef

noun. net

raeg

adjective. crooked, bent, wrong

raew

noun. net

raew

noun. net

A noun given as raef or raew “net” in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from 1967-69 based on the root √RAY “net, knit, contrive network or lace; involve in a network, enlace”, a blending of the ancient forms of its Quenya equivalents Q. raima “net” and Q. raiwë “lace” (VT42/12). In a draft of this etymology appearing in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969, the only form given was raef, equivalent to Q. raima “a net” (PE22/159). Since usually [[s|final -m > -f [v] > -w after the diphthong ae]], I suspect raef is an archaic form and raew is modern Sindarin.

raen

crooked

raen (no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”netted, enlaced”.

raen

enlaced

raen (netted). No distinct pl. form. (VT42:12)

raen

netted

1. raen (enlaced). No distinct pl. form. (VT42:12), 2) remmen (tangled, woven), pl. #remmin attested (as part of the phrase galadhremmin ennorath, LotR Appendix E)

raen

adjective. crooked

raen

crooked

(no distinct pl. form). Note: a homophone means ”netted, enlaced”.

raen

netted

(enlaced). No distinct pl. form. (VT42:12)

raen

enlaced

(netted). No distinct pl. form. (VT42:12)

rhaen

adjective. crooked

raef

net

no distinct pl. form except with article (idh raef), coll. pl. raevath. Note: raef has a side-form raew, but since this also means ”fathom”, raef may be preferred for clarity.

gwî

net

1. gwî (i **wî) (web), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwî), 2) raef, no distinct pl. form except with article (idh raef), coll. pl. raevath. Note: raef has a side-form raew, but since this also means ”fathom”, raef may be preferred for clarity. 3) rem (mesh), pl. rim (idh rim), coll. pl. remmath**. Verb

gwî

net

(i ’wî) (web), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwî)

rem

net

(mesh), pl. rim (idh rim), coll. pl. remmath. Verb

remmen

netted

(tangled, woven), pl. #remmin attested (as part of the phrase galadhremmin ennorath, LotR Appendix E)

rhaen

adjective. crooked

The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. rhaen “crooked” derived from from primitive ᴹ✶ragnā under the root ᴹ√RAG (Ety/RAG).

Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this adjective as ᴺS. raen as suggested in HSD (HSD), since the unvoicing of initial r to rh was a feature of Noldorin of the 1930s but not Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s. However, in this case the nearest equivalent root in Tolkien’s later writing is √SRAG “awkward, hard, difficult” (PE17/154, 158, 172, 185). Using this root I would keep the form ᴺS. rhaen “crooked” without modification, since primitive sr- produces rh- in Sindarin. This eliminates conflicts with several later Sindarin words of the form raen.

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. gwegla “crooked” based on the early root ᴱ√gwedh- (GL/46), and it also had G. craig “crooked” (GL/46), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KṚKṚ (QL/48). The word craig “crooked” also appeared in Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document (PE13/111). The Early Noldorin Grammar of the 1920s instead had ᴱN. gwag or gog “crooked” (PE13/122), and Early Noldorin word-lists from this same period had {gog >>} gaug “crooked” (PE13/144).

rhaen

adjective. crooked

gwî

noun. net, web

rhoeg

adjective. crooked, bent, wrong

raina

adjective. smiling, gracious, sweet-faced

cauca

crooked

cauca _("k")_adj. "crooked" (LT1:257; cf. #caw-)

hwarin

crooked

hwarin adj. "crooked" (SKWAR)

raica

crooked, bent, wrong

raica ("k") adj. "crooked, bent, wrong" (RÁYAK, VT39:7), pl. raicar in LR:47 (read perhaps *raicë in LotR-style Quenya)

raica

adjective. crooked, crooked, [ᴹQ.] bent, wrong

A word for “crooked” derived from √RIK “twist” appearing in notes associated with the Quendi and Eldar essay of 1959-60 (VT39/7, 9). ᴹQ. raika also appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the glosses “crooked, bent, wrong” under the root ᴹ√RAYAK (Ety/RÁYAK). It appeared in its (1930s-style) plural form raikar in various versions of the Lament of Atalante from the 1930s and 40s in the phrase ilya sí maller raikar “now all roads (are) bent” (LR/47; LR/56; SD/310).

Note that The Etymologies of the 1930s also had ᴹQ. téra “straight, right” (Ety/TEƷ). So it seems Quenya used the metaphor “straight = right” and “crooked = wrong” (at least in the 1930s).

Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had similar forms ᴱQ. pere̜qa “crooked” and ᴱQ. perqa “wrong” (QL/73).

raima

net

raima noun "net" (VT42:12)

raima

noun. net

A word for “a net” in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from 1967-69, derived from the root √RAY “net, knit, contrive network or lace” (VT42/12). Tolkien briefly changed this word to raime “network, lace”, but then wrote “stet [let it stand]” indicating a restoration of the original form (VT42/28 note #24), giving raiwë for “lace” instead (see that entry for discussion). This word was also contrasted with rembë “net (for catching)” on the same page, so it seems raima applied to woven or crafted nets for any purpose, not just catching prey. The word raima “a net” also appeared in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969 as a derivative of √RAY “net, knit (contrive a network)”, but in that (probably earlier) document the root also meant “catch, involve (in a net)” (PE22/159).

Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. makse “net” based on the early root ᴱ√MAKA [ŊʷAKA] (QL/58).

raina

nettled, enlaced

raina (1) adj. "nettled, enlaced" (VT42:11)

raina

smiling, gracious, sweet-faced

raina (2) adj. "smiling, gracious, sweet-faced" (VT44:35, PE17:182). Cf. raita #3.

raina

adjective. netted, caught in net

remba-

verb. net, entrap

remba- vb. "net, entrap" (VT42:12)

rempa

crooked, hooked

rempa adj. "crooked, hooked" (REP)

raika

adjective. crooked

swar

root. crooked