Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Middle Primitive Elvish

tha

root. forward

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE22/097] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thā

adverb. then, next

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE22/097] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ta

root. that

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TA; PE18/033; PE18/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thar

root. across, beyond

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/THAR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thar

root. stand

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE22/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thausā

adjective. foul, evil-smelling, putrid

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/THUS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thaurēnā

adjective. *fenced

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/THUR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thārō

noun. saviour

Middle Primitive Elvish [LR/188] Group: Eldamo. Published by

i

root. that (deictic particle); [ᴱ√] here it is, root of relatives

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “that (deictic particle)” (Ety/I¹). A similar root appeared in the Qenya and Gnomish Lexicons of the 1910s glossed “here it is” (QL/41) and “root of relatives” (GL/50). Given Tolkien’s long standing use of i for both “the” and the relative pronoun “that” in all his Elvish languages, this root was established very early and remained more or less fixed throughout Tolkien’s life.

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/I¹] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tupsē

noun. thatch

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TUP] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ī

article. the

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ber

root. valiant

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “valiant”, its most notable derivative is the name S. Beren “Bold”. It had a variety of derivatives having to do with daring, such as ᴹQ. verya-/N. bertha- “to dare” and ᴹQ. verya/N. beren “bold”. The continued appearance of the name Beren in the later versions of The Silmarillion implies the root remained valid, but this name was only translated in The Etymologies of the 1930s, so it could have shifted in meaning.

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BER; Ety/BES] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narta

root. kindle

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “kindle”, with derivatives ᴹQ. narta- and N. nartha- of the same meaning (EtyAC/NARTA). There is a mark above the final A that might be a partially formed macron (NARTĀ), so this “root” may just be an ordinary causative verb “✱make fire” = ᴹ√NAR + ᴹ✶-tā. The root was originally glossed “spear point, gore, triangle” with a derivative [N.] Narthas “gore”, a name that appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts but was eventually replaced by N./S. Naith “angle” (TI/244 note #50).

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/NARTA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stal

root. steep

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “steep” with derivatives like Ilk. thall “steep, falling steeply (of river)” and Ilk. thalos “torrent”, the latter used for the river name Ilk. Thalos (Ety/STAL). Tolkien continued to use the name S. Thalos in later versions of The Silmarillion, but the name was translated nowhere else, making its continued connection to the 1930s root uncertain.

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stabnō

noun. carpenter, wright, builder

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STAB] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stabrō

noun. carpenter, wright, builder

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STAB] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stalga

adjective. stalwart, steady, firm

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STÁLAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stalgondō

noun. hero, dauntless man

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STÁLAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stalrā

adjective. steep, falling steeply (of river)

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STAL; EtyAC/STAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stangā

noun. throng, crowd, press

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STAG; PE21/32] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stankā

noun. cleft, split

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

star

root. stiff

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BEL; Ety/DING; Ety/STAR; Ety/WŌ; PE22/112] Group: Eldamo. Published by

phan

root. [unglossed]

A deleted root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with no glosses or derivatives and no clear function (EtyAC/PHAN).

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/PHAN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stā

root. [unglossed]

A deleted root reference in The Etymologies apparently serving as the basis for the verbal action suffix ᴹ✶-stā “-ing” in ᴹ✶khau̯-stā “rest-ing” (Ety/KHAW; EtyAC/KHAW). See the entry on ✶-stā for further discussion.

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/KHAW] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kalrondō

noun. hero

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-asta

suffix. collective plural

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE18/035; PE21/57; PE21/64] Group: Eldamo. Published by

auluta-

verb. [unglossed]

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE19/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bay

root. [unglossed]

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/WAY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bel

root. strong

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BEL; Ety/DING; Ety/STARAN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dēr

noun. man

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/NDER; Ety/Nι; EtyAC/NDER; PE18/035; PE21/55; PE21/58; PE21/60; PE21/64; PE21/65; PE21/69] Group: Eldamo. Published by

epe

preposition. after

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/64] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gor

noun. vigour

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TUG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

iw

root. [unglossed], [ᴱ√] *fish

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/IW] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kaltwa

?. [unglossed]

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE19/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kanat

root. four

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KÁNAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

khe

pronoun. they

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE22/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

khlip

root. [unglossed]

An unglossed root in a rejected paragraph from the Quenya Verbal System of the 1940s (PE22/112 note #78).

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE22/113] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kiryā

noun. ship

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE19/060; PE21/65; PE21/66; PE21/68] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kōmā

noun. [unglossed]

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE19/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maiga

root. [unglossed]

An unglossed root appearing in the first version of Tengwesta Qenderinwa from the 1930s (TQ1) to illustrate certain patterns of root formation (PE18/66). It may have serving as the basis for ᴹQ. Maia, though this word was given different derivations later.

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE18/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. land

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE21/38] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rambā

noun. wall

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/RAMBĀ; EtyAC/RAMBĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

skil

root. [unglossed]

A root mentioned in passing in as a variant of ᴹ√KIL “divide” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, but it had no derivatives and appeared nowhere else (Ety/KIL).

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KIL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stangasyandō

proper name. throng-cleaver, throng-hewer

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/SYAD; PE21/32] Group: Eldamo. Published by

stin

root. [unglossed]

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/STIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tal

root. foot

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/RUN; Ety/TAL; PE21/56] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanka

adjective. firm

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE17/044] Group: Eldamo. Published by

torōmā

noun. [unglossed]

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE19/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turumbē

noun. shield

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TURÚM] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turumā

noun. shield

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TURÚM; EtyAC/TURÚM] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tāl

noun. foot

Middle Primitive Elvish [PE18/035; PE19/058; PE21/55; PE21/58; PE21/64; PE21/66] Group: Eldamo. Published by

uruk

root. [unglossed]

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with no glosses or derivatives and no clear function (EtyAC/URUK).

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/URUK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

us

root. [unglossed]

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with no glosses or derivatives and no clear function (EtyAC/US).

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/US] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yatta

preposition. across

Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/YAT] Group: Eldamo. Published by