A Qenya name glossed “Stephen” in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/83), an elaboration on serin “crown”, mirroring the etymology of the English name: from Greek Stéphanos = “crown”.
Early Quenya
se
preposition. as, like, in manner of
senge
adjective. keen of sight, observant, sagacious
sehta-
verb. to see
sie
noun. sight, sense of sight, eyesight; pupil of eye
sehte
noun. pupil; bead; †eye, eyeball
serindo
masculine name. Stephen
serma
noun. string, cord
serta-
verb. to tie
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “tie” under the early root ᴱ√SERE “twine, tie, bind” (QL/83).
senda
adjective. like, something like, similar
sesta-
verb. to liken, compare, make like, model on, assimilate, imitate
seste
noun. similarity
sé
noun. eye, eyeball, pupil
selka
adjective. bright
senna
adjective. red, brown, red-brown
serin
noun. wreath, crown
sestaine
noun. assimilation, imitation, etc.
sestima
adjective. comparable
sen
preposition. as, like, in manner of
serindo
noun. crown
linqarassea
adjective. [unglossed]
heresse
noun. sister
A word for “sister” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with numerous variants: heresse, hesta(noi)ni, and hestaqin, all based on the early root ᴱ√HESE that was the basis for “brother” and “sister” words (QL/40). Of these Tolkien said heresse was the “ordinary word”, and it also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/40).
uilosse
noun. foam
A (rejected) noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/139). Its etymology is unclear.
meles(se)
noun. love
asesta
noun. similarity
asesta-
verb. to liken, compare, make like, model on, assimilate, imitate
aseste
noun. similarity
piosenna
noun. holly
vilisse
noun. spirit
ardalomba
place name. Secret Place
A Qenya name for G. Gar Thurion in early name lists (PE13/102), a compound of arda “place” and lomba “secret”. It appeared beside the variant form Ardaurin whose etymology is less clear.
falmarin
noun. sea-fay (male), spirit of the sea foam
The spirits of the sea foam appearing in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/66). It is an elaboration of falma “foam” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Falman).
kalain(e)a
adjective. serene
An adjective appearing as ᴱQ. kalaina or kalainea “serene” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√KALA “shine golden” (QL/44). Kalaina also appeared in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon as equivalent to G. glaim “serene, clear, fair (espec. of weather)” (GL/39), so it may originally have referred to clear weather.
Neo-Quenya: Since √KAL still referred to “light” in Tolkien’s later writings, I would retain ᴺQ. calaina “serene” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
kalaine
noun. serenity, serene (n.)
A noun appearing as ᴱQ. kalaine “serenity, serene (n.)” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√KALA “shine golden”, a noun form of adjective kalain(e)a “serene” (QL/44).
Neo-Quenya: I retain the adjective ᴺQ. calaina “serene” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, so I would retain noun ᴺQ. calainë “serenity” as well.
milt
noun. semen
ore
noun. seed, grain
A noun appearing as ᴱQ. ore (ori-) “seed, grain” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ORO (QL/70). Tolkien indicated its primitive form was ✱[or]ı̯ǝ. Tolkien also indicated that its root may be better analyzed as o- + ᴱ√RIẎI “scatter” (QL/70, 80).
Neo-Quenya: There are indications that the root ᴹ√RĪI̯ survived until at least the early 1930s, so I would salvage this early word but update it to ᴺQ. ori “grain” = o + RĪ. I would use the later word ᴹQ. erde for “seed”, however. I would assume that like English “grain”, ori can be used both collectively for a mass of “grain” as well as an individual “grain”.
pano
noun. series, course, plan, arrangement
satl
noun. search, enquiry
veakirya
noun. sea-ship
A word ᴱQ. veakirya “sea-ship” from the Earendel poem and its drafts from around 1930, appearing only in its genitive form veakiryo in the phrase langon veakiryo kírier “the throat of the sea-ship clove” (MC/216; PE16/100). It is a combination of ᴱQ. vea “sea” and ᴱQ. kirya “ship”.
Neo-Quenya: I would retain this term as ᴺQ. vëacirya “sea-ship” for purposes of Neo-Quenya used of stronger ocean-going ships, with the assumption that its initial element is a reduction of the later word Q. váya “ocean, sea”.
erintion
proper name. second half of January
A period described as the “second half of January”, derived from the name of Erinti and appearing in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/36).
liske
noun. sedge, reeds
lomba
adjective. secret
maptale
noun. seizure; robbery by violence; rape, ravishment, forcible seizure and carrying off
mile
noun. seed
nuste
noun. sense of smell
otso
cardinal. seven
sonda
noun. seat, chair
sóra
noun. seat
tende
noun. sense of touch, sense, sensation, feeling
tyavasta
noun. sense of taste
vartyane
noun. service
vea
noun. sea
virt
noun. servant, slave
feng
noun. serpent
fent
noun. serpent, dragon
fólima
adjective. secretive
lingwin
noun. serpent, dragon
okkainen
cardinal. seventy
okkaiya
ordinal. seventeenth
okkea
cardinal. seventeen
otsokainen
cardinal. seventy
otya
ordinal. seventh
pilukka
adjective. secret, stealthy
qentele
noun. sentence; wording, expression, phrase
tengwele
noun. sense
tentima
adjective. sensitive
vaiya
noun. seamew
vartyo
noun. servant, slave
waiwe
noun. seamew
aqa-
verb. to seize
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as aqin “I seize in my hand” with past form anqe “seized”, both under the early root ᴱ√AQA “grasp, hold, etc.” (QL/31).
haloisi
noun. the sea (in storm)
A word for “the sea (in storm)” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a derivative of the root ᴱ√HALA with other derivatives having to do with leaping (QL/39). The word haloisi also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with the gloss “sea (aroused)” (PME/39).
indo
noun. house
A word for “house” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√IŘI [IÐI] “dwell” (QL/43). It also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/43).
kasóro-
verb. to make sit, set
laqa-
verb. to catch, seize, snare
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “catch, seize, snare” under the early root ᴱ√LAQA “catch” (QL/51).
moina
adjective. safe, secure
An adjective appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as the equivalent of G. muin “safe, secure” (GL/58).
ollo
noun. cliff, seaward precipice
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).
panyara
adjective. ?setting
An untranslated word in one of the drafts of the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem (PE16/72), possibly related to [ᴹQ.] panya- “set, fix” from the 1930s and meaning something like “✱setting” as suggested by the Gilson, Welden, and Hostetter (PE16/73).
puhta
noun. coitus, *sex
A noun appearing as ᴱQ. puhta or pukta (the second possibly a primitive form) in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s as the cognate of ᴱN. hoith “coitus” (PE13/147, 163), probably derived from a variant form of the early root ᴱ√PU(HU) “generate” (QL/75).
Neo-Quenya: I would retain this word as ᴺQ. puhta “coitus, ✱sex” for purposes of Neo-Quenya based on a Neo-Root ᴺ√PUK for Elvish “sex” words.
purya-
verb. to set fire to
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “set fire to” and derived from the early root ᴱ√PUŘU [PUÐU] “consume by fire” (QL/75).
rista
noun. shoot (sowing), plant, seedling
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “shoot (sowing), plant, seedling” under the early root ᴱ√RIẎI “scatter” (QL/80).
ríma
noun. line of seeds planted, row, series, furrow
A noun appearing as ᴱQ. rīma “line of seeds planted, row, series, furrow” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√RIẎI “scatter” (QL/80).
Neo-Quenya: This early root seems to have survived as (unglossed) ᴹ√RĪI̯ in the Declension of Nouns from the early 1930s with the derivative ᴹQ. rí “reed, grass-stem” (PE21/38). As such I think early derivatives of this root can be salvaged for purposes of Neo-Quenya, in this case as ᴺQ. ríma “line of seeds planted, row, series, furrow”. Note that this conflicts with ᴹQ. ríma “edge, hem, border” from The Etymologies written around 1937 under the root ᴹ√RĪ (Ety/RĪ). However, Tolkien revised this 1937 root form to ᴹ√SRI (EtyAC/RĪ), so I think this word from The Etymologies should be updated to ᴺQ. hríma “edge, hem, border” which eliminates the conflict.
ᴺQ. ríma “furrow” also conflicts with 1968 Q. ríma “fillet, snood, ✱headband, hairnet” (NM/353), but in this case I think the two words can co-exist as they are unlikely to be used in the same contexts.
sorto-
verb. to set, settle
A verb appearing as sorto- “set, settle” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√SORO [ÐORO] (QL/85). This replaced another form sosto- that was revised to sorto- when the root was changed from ᴱ√SOŘO [SOÐO] to ᴱ√SOŘO [ÐORO] (QL/86). The other form had an extra (deleted) gloss which might be “place”.
sunqele
noun. sinking, falling, setting of heavenly bodies
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “sinking, falling, setting of stars, moon, sun, etc.”, an elaboration of ᴱQ. sunqe “going down” (QL/87). In the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa it was glossed “setting of heavenly bodies” (PME/87).
tirt
noun. part, portion, share, section
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “part, portion, share, section” under the early root ᴱ√TṚT͡YṚ (QL/94).
tuktalla
noun. *search
A noun in the ᴱQ. Sí Qente Feanor (PE15/32), possibly meaning “✱search” as a noun form of the verb ᴱQ. tuku- as suggested by Christopher Gilson (PE15/37).
erefainu
noun. release
A noun(?) in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “release” as combination of ᴱQ. ere- “out” and ᴱQ. fainu- “to release” (QL/36). Tolkien said that “f [was] retained because of cpd. sense”, in other words intervocalic f did not become v as it usually did in Early Qenya (PE12/20) because it was part of a recognized compound. This word also had a variant erevainu where the intervocalic change did occur.
esta-
verb. to send
A deleted verb glossed “send” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s, perhaps based on the early root ᴱ√ERE/ESE [EÐE] “out” as suggested by the editors (PE16/133).
orivaine
noun. pod, seed pod, pea; peapod (a boat)
A word appearing as ᴱQ. orivaine “pod, seed pod, pea” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of ᴱQ. ore (ori-) “seed” and ᴱQ. vaine “sheath, pod” (QL/70). In the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa this word was glossed “peapod (a boat)” (PME/70).
Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writing he had ᴹQ. erde for “seed”, so I think this word could be updated to ᴺQ. erdevainë “seed pod, peapod” for purposes of Neo-Quenya. For an individual “pea” I would use ᴺQ. mildë.
sunqelaina
adjective. falling, fading, setting
A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “falling, fading, setting”, an adjective form of ᴱQ. sunqele “setting of stars, moon, sun, etc.” (QL/87).
sunqelea
adjective. westering, setting
A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “westering, setting”, an adjective form of ᴱQ. sunqele “setting of stars, moon, sun, etc.” (QL/87).
tantya-
verb. to set bouncing
A verb for “set bouncing” appearing in the Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s, clearly based on primitive ✶tṇt- {“dance” >>} “bounce” (PE14/58).
inqa
adjective. same
amapta-
verb. to ravish, seize and carry off forcibly
enqendóre
cardinal. *sextillion
fainu-
verb. to release
foalóke
noun. *serpent that guarded a treasure
foina
adjective. hidden, secret
fóle
noun. stealth, a secret, secrecy
ilk-
verb. to seem
isqa
adjective. wise
kalta-
verb. to kindle, set light to
kili-
verb. to see, heed
las
noun. [unglossed]
láwakéle
?. [unglossed]
mapa-
verb. to seize, take; to ravish, seize and carry off forcibly
mapta
noun. ravishment, seizure, (usually =) rape
morwa
adjective. unclear, secret
neme-
verb. to sew
norka
noun. slave, thrall, servant
nyúken
?. [unglossed]
otsondóre
cardinal. *septillion
potsina
adjective. rearward, back, rear, hinder; next, following; second
póya
adjective. [unglossed]
saile
noun. [unglossed]
saka-
verb. to pursue, look for, search
sauke
?. [unglossed]
sivilda
?. [unglossed]
súme
?. [unglossed]
tantilta-
verb. [unglossed]
tendile
noun. feeling, sentiment
tengenwa
adjective. wise, knowing, understanding; sensible
toron
?. [unglossed]
tulka-
verb. to fix, stick in, set up, establish
tultárie
adjective. [unglossed]
tunta-
verb. to see, notice, perceive
vealta-
verb. to resemble
virti-
verb. to serve
véla
verb. to see
alle
?. [unglossed]
anaukante
?. [unglossed]
angwe
?. [unglossed]
anwe
?. [unglossed]
aukaine
?. [unglossed]
eant
?. [unglossed]
ematte
?. [unglossed]
erevainu
noun. release
fingwe
?. [unglossed]
hingwe
?. [unglossed]
hyanta
?. [unglossed]
intya
?. [unglossed]
iswa
adjective. wise
ka
?. [unglossed]
karwalin
noun. russet
kasondo-
verb. to make sit, set
kityalea
adjective. ticklish, susceptible, sensitive
laisifalle
noun. [unglossed]
lilyen
?. [unglossed]
lossiattea
?. [unglossed]
lungwe
?. [unglossed]
map-
verb. to seize, take
mapta-
verb. to ravish, seize and carry off forcibly
min-
verb. [unglossed]
máwe
noun. gull, seamew
nauto
noun. [unglossed]
nawa-
verb. [unglossed]
nierme
?. [unglossed]
ningwe
?. [unglossed]
otsollume
adverb. *seven times
otsondóra
cardinal. *seven million
pingwe
?. [unglossed]
porokoi
?. [unglossed]
pukta
noun. coitus, *sex
pundo
noun. [unglossed]
ralle
?. [unglossed]
saqa-
verb. [unglossed]
sinqita-
verb. [unglossed]
súlimarya
?. [unglossed]
talarin
adjective. [unglossed]
teler-’ohta
proper name. *Sea-elf War
tendilea
adjective. feeling; sentimental
tirípti
?. [unglossed]
tulya-
verb. to send, bring
tyanta
?. [unglossed]
táne
adjective. [unglossed]
tánie
adjective. [unglossed]
ukárele
noun. [unglossed]
umpai
?. [unglossed]
upaitya-
verb. [unglossed]
usult
?. [unglossed]
valle
?. [unglossed]
vingwe
?. [unglossed]
yu
?. [unglossed]
falassien
proper name. Thursday
ailin
noun. shore
A word for “shore” in the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem and its draft of the late 1920s (MC/213, 221), in one place given an archaic form aile and a translation “beach” (PE16/75). In the version of the Markirya poem from the 1960s, this word became Q. hresta (MC/221-222), whereas Q. ailin itself usually meant “lake” in later writings.
fen
noun. reed
ilma
noun. air
kémisan
proper name. Sunday
laivar
noun. ocean
A word glossed “ocean” in notes associated with drafts of the Oilima Markirya from around 1930 (PE16/77). This word did not appear in the final version of the poem. Its etymology is unclear, but Gilson, Welden and Hostetter suggest it might be connected to ᴱQ. laiqa “green”, a colour used to describe the ocean in some drafts of the poem (PE16/78).
nessaran
proper name. Thursday
poldórien
proper name. Sunday
soraksa
noun. shingle
sulpa
noun. soup
A word appearing as ᴱQ. sulpa “soup” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√SḶPḶ (QL/84).
Neo-Sindarin: This early root became ᴹ√SALAP “lick up” in The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/SÁLAP), but I assume the existence of a variant form ᴹ√SULUP “lap up” serving as the basis for words like 1948 ᴹQ. sulpa- “to lap up” (PE22/114). As such, I would preserve ᴺQ. sulpa “soup” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
tendl
noun. string
A word appearing in The Qenya Phonology of the 1910s whose plural tendilli was glossed “pieces of string” (PE12/25). Its root was given as ᴱ√TEME, which elsewhere was glossed “tie” (QL/91).
tunda-
verb. to kindle
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “kindle” with variants tunda- and turu- (the latter marked † as archaic), appearing under the early root ᴱ√TUŘU [TUÐU] of the same meaning (QL/96).
wilin
noun. bird
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “bird”, derived from the early root ᴱ√GWILI that was the basis for words having to do with flight (QL/104).
vísi
noun. blood
A noun appearing as vísi- “blood” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√VIKI or ᴱ√VIT͡YI (QL/60). Its form might be explained by the Early Qenya sound changes ti > tsi > si (PE12/23).
hoiye
noun. foam
A noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/136). Its etymology is unclear.
feng-
verb. to cut
A verb appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as fengin “I cut” under the early root ᴱ√FEŊE (QL/38).
manwisan
proper name. Sunday
mella
noun. girl
A word for “girl” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√MELE “love”, but Tolkien marked it with a “?” (QL/60). The same word did appear in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, however (PME/60).
palastor
noun. surf
A word for “surf” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from ᴱ√Palas (QL/72).
poldosan
proper name. Thursday
súlisan
proper name. Sunday
tulkassan
proper name. Thursday
vilki-
verb. to cut
A verb appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as vilkin “it cuts” under the early root ᴱ√VḶKḶ (QL/101).
aiko
noun. cliff
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-).
io
noun. wine
kaitoile
noun. rest
A noun appearing as kaitȯile “rest” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently derived from (deleted) ᴱQ. kaito- “lie quiet” (QL/46). The significance of the marked ȯ is not clear.
lunde tiqilindea
proper name. February
A name for the month of February in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/56), a combination of lunde “month” and tiqilindea “thawing”.
miru
noun. wine
A word appearing as ᴱQ. miru “wine” in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s as the basis for the name of the drink of the Valar: ᴱQ. miruvóre (QL/61; PME/61).
Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writing, the initial element of Q. miruvórë was derived from the Valarin word Val. mirub “wine”, but I think ᴺQ. miru “wine” can also be retained as an adaptation of that Valarin word, so that we can salvage early related words.
ranta
noun. part
A word for “part” appearing only in its (Early Qenya) plural form rantali in a list of parts of the body (rantali n·kolumen) from the 1920s (PE14/117).
sinqele
noun. mine
A noun for “mine” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. sink (sinq-) “mineral, gem, metal” (QL/83). This word was also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/83).
aiwe
noun. bird
anta-
verb. to give
ekte
noun. sword
faika
adjective. free
faire
adjective. free
falmo
noun. foam
hen
noun. eye
hesin
noun. winter
hil(de)
noun. child
ike
adjective. this
ilke
noun. appearance
kaka-
verb. to laugh
karne
adjective. red
kaune
noun. grave
kisin
adjective. cleft
kondo
noun. dragon
lahta-
verb. ‽
lóke
noun. snake, dragon
manka
adjective. few
matl
noun. food
mekta
adjective. centre
mekte-
verb. to aim at
meqa
adjective. middle
metl
noun. centre
oqi
noun. snake
orne
noun. tree
qen
noun. Elf
qi
pronoun. this
ruin
noun. peace
sat
noun. hole
sihta
adjective. moist, wet
sui
noun. daughter
talka
adjective. heavy
teler
proper name. little elf
tinwe
noun. star
tu
pronoun. he
táma
adjective. this
tóle
noun. centre
víke
adjective. like
yelin
noun. winter
-víke
suffix. as
a
pronoun. it
amillion
noun. February
ar
noun. child
arne
noun. child
enqe
preposition. without
fenume
noun. dragon
hari
noun. blood
hestani
noun. sister
hestanoini
noun. sister
hestaqin
noun. sister
kale
noun. day
lasta
noun. sight
lempea
adjective. half
lemya
adjective. half
lenya
adjective. half
lin
noun. snake
A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).
lingo
noun. snake
lunga
adjective. heavy
lungo
adjective. heavy
lá
noun. day
marda
noun. world
matso
noun. food
minya
ordinal. first
ni
pronoun. this
oi(we)
noun. bird
oive
noun. bird
orme
noun. tree
qende
noun. Elf
qinda
adjective. this
qinqe
pronoun. this
si
pronoun. this
silde
noun. daughter
sinda
noun. eye
sinda
adjective. sinda
sovalwaris
noun. February
telelle
proper name. little elf
tunda
noun. hole
turu-
verb. to kindle
wende
noun. maiden
íle
noun. star
The word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√SEHE [ÞEHE] with the glosses “pupil” and “bead” (QL/82). Tolkien indicated it also had the same meaning as ᴱQ. sé “eye, eyeball”, but marked this with a “†” indicating that sense was archaic.