glaew (i **laew), no distinct form in pl, but with article in glaew**
Quenya
psar
verb. rub
psar-
verb. to rub
Element in
- ᴺQ. aupsar- “to wipe away”
Variations
- psar ✧ PE18/094
Sindarin
glaew
salve
glaew
salve
(i ’laew), no distinct form in pl, but with article in glaew
run-
verb. to rub, grind
Derivations
- √RUN “rub, grind, smooth, polish, rub, grind, smooth, polish; [ᴹ√] flat of hand or sole of foot”
gratha-
verb. to rub, scratch, fray
Quendya
psar-
verb. rub
Primitive elvish
run
root. rub, grind, smooth, polish, rub, grind, smooth, polish; [ᴹ√] flat of hand or sole of foot
A root appearing in an undated note from around 1968 as part of an explanation for the tree-name S. lebethron, given as {√RON >>} √RUN “rub, grind, smooth, polish”, with a derivatives Q. runda “smooth, polished” and [deleted] ron “smoothed by polishing”, probably Sindarin (PE17/89).
The Etymologies of the 1930s instead had the root ᴹ√RUN “flat of hand or sole of foot” with derivatives like ᴹQ. runya/N. rhein “footprint”, and also as the basis for the final element of ᴹQ. tallune/N. tellen “sole of foot” (Ety/RUN). It’s conceivable the two iterations of the root are related based on the “smoothness” of the hand or foot.
Changes
RON→ RUN ✧ PE17/089Derivatives
Variations
- RUN ✧ PE17/089; PE17/183
- RON ✧ PE17/089 (
RON)
rub
root. burst asunder
Derivatives
Noldorin
glaew
noun. salve
glaiw
noun. salve
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Qenya
psar-
verb. to rub
Element in
- ᴹQ. ksaráre psare súle “(proverbial) longing frets the spirit” ✧ PE22/119
- ᴹQ. sapsarra- “to keep on rubbing, fray away”
Gnomish
gratha-
verb. to rub, scratch, fray
Cognates
- Eq. wara- “to rub”
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWAṘA “rub”
Early Primitive Elvish
gwaṙa
root. rub
A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “rub” (QL/103). There are no signs of it in Tolkien’s later writing.
Changes
WAṘA→ GWAṘA ✧ QL/103Derivatives
Variations
- WAṘA ✧ QL/103 (
WAṘA)
ruvu
root. burst asunder
A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “burst asunder” with the derivative ᴱQ. rúvina “burst” (QL/81). G. ruf- “tear” from the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon is probably related (GL/66). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing, but I think ᴺ√RUB “burst asunder” is worth retaining as a Neo-Root.
Derivatives
- G. ruf- “to tear”
Element in
- Eq. rúvina “burst” ✧ QL/081
oẏo
root. salve, rub, oil
A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “salve, rub, oil”, with derivatives like ᴱQ. oine “unguent” and ᴱQ. oiwa “glossy” (QL/71). The Ẏ probably represented an ancient palatal spirant [ç] or [ʝ] (PE12/15-16). In later writings √OY usually referred to “eternity”, whereas the root for “ointment” became ᴹ√(G)LIB.
Derivatives
Early Quenya
wara-
verb. to rub
Cognates
- G. gratha- “to rub, scratch, fray”
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWAṘA “rub” ✧ QL/103
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√GWAṘA > ’warin [gʷar-] > [war-] ✧ QL/103
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