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Early Quenya

tala-

verb. to carry, bring; to weigh (intr.)

Early Quenya [QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tala

noun. foot; bottom, lowest part

Early Quenya [LT2A/Talceleb; MC/216; PE14/043; PE14/047; PE14/052; PE14/072; PE14/076; PE14/079; PE15/71; PE15/72; PE16/090; PE16/092; PE16/137; PME/088; QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tala

noun. sail

A word appearing in its instrumental forms talainen or talalínen “with/on wings” in various versions of the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya from around 1930 (MC/213, 220). In the earliest drafts of the poem, the form was ᴱQ. alainen “upon wings” (PE16/062). In a glossary associated with one of the drafts, Tolkien translated tala as “sail” (PE16/75), perhaps indicating the translation “wings” was metaphorical.

Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/216; MC/220; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077; PE16/100; PE16/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tala(no)ite

adjective. footed

An adjective appearing as talaite or talanoite “footed” in the Qenya Lexicon, an elaboration of ᴱQ. tala “foot” (QL/88).

Neo-Quenya: Since -itë remains an adjective suffix in Tolkien’s later conception of the language, I think ᴺQ. talaitë “footed” can be retained for purposes of Neo-Quenya, analogous to Q. maitë “handed”.

Early Quenya [QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tál

noun. foot; bottom, lowest part

velu

noun. sail

velunte

noun. sail

A word appearing as a noun ᴱQ. velunte “sail” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√VELU “unroll” (QL/100). In the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon, Tolkien compared G. belon “sail” to Q. velu (GL/22), but that could be a reference to the root.

Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. veluntë “sail” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, based on a Neo-Root ᴺ√BELU “unroll”.

Early Quenya [GL/22; QL/100] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yulu-

verb. to carry

Early Quenya [GL/38; GL/43] Group: Eldamo. Published by