tur

noun. king

tuor

masculine name. Tuor

Qenya cognate of Tuor in an early name list (PE13/101) attested only in its stem form Tuord-.

turondo

masculine name. Turondo

Qenya name for Turgon in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/115), perhaps a combination of tur “king” and ondo “stone”.

turwa

adjective. powerful

An adjective for “powerful” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (QL/96).

Neo-Quenya: Since √TUR remains connected to power in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain this word for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but I’d use it for general or abstract forms of potency, as opposed to being physically powerful (turca or [ᴹQ.] poldórea) or politically powerful (túrëa). For example: turwa nus “a powerful smell” or turwa vangwe “a powerful storm”.

turu

noun. wood (as material), (orig.) firewood

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as ᴱQ. turu and described as “properly = firewood — but used of wood in general as a material”, a derivative from the root ᴱ√TUŘU [TUÐU] (QL/96). It also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with the gloss “wood (material)” (PME/96) and appeared again as turu “wood” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/139). It appeared once more many years later as an element in the name Turuphanto “Wooden-whale” (UT/191), and so may remain viable in Tolkien’s later conception of the language.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I think it is preferable to use the word Q. töa for “wood (material)”.

turúva

adjective. wooden

An adjective for “wooden” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the root ᴱ√TUŘU [TUÐU], also with a variant form turuksa (QL/96). It also appeared in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/139).

turuhalme

proper name. Logdrawing

An Elvish holiday in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/229), a combination of turu “(fire)wood” and otherwise unattested halme “drawing”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Turuhalmë).

turya-

verb. to catch fire

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “catch fire” derived from the early root ᴱ√TUŘU [TUÐU] “kindle” (QL/96).

turuvoite

adjective. rich in timber

An adjective for “rich in timber” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of ᴱQ. turu “wood (material)” and the suffix ᴱQ. -voite (QL/96).

turillo

noun. prince

turambar

masculine name. Conqueror of Fate

turinqi

noun. queen

turinda

adjective. royal, of the ruling dynasty; in power

turka

adjective. strong

turqima

adjective. haughty

turu-

verb. can, to be able

turwen

noun. princess

tu

pronoun. they; 3rd pl. masc. pronoun

turanion

noun. prince

turanwen

noun. princess

turille

noun. princess

turindo

noun. palace

turinoite

adjective. royal, of the ruling dynasty; in power

turinqia

adjective. royal, Queenly

turinwa

adjective. kingly, royal

turinya-

verb. to rule over, reign over

turqin

noun. queen

turu-

verb. to kindle

turuksa

adjective. wooden

túre

noun. might, strength, power

meril-i-turinqi

feminine name. Queen of Flowers

Queen of the Elves in Tol Eressea (LT1/16), her name is a combination of meril “flower”, i “the”, and turinqi “queen”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi).

mindon

noun. turret, tower

piri-

verb. to spin, turn

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed {“twist, spin, turn” >>} “spin, turn” under the early root ᴱ√PIRI (QL/74).

tyuru-

verb. to ‘turn’ milk, curdle (blood etc.)

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. tyuru- in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss “to ‘turn’ milk, curdle (blood etc.)” derived from the early root ᴱ√TYURU “curdle” (QL/50). The form Q. tyuru- is also mentioned in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as related to G. cûr “cheese”, but it isn’t clear whether this is a reference to the verb or the root (GL/28).

Neo-Quenya: I’d retain ᴺQ. tyur- “curdle” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, derived from a Neo-Root ᴺ√KYUR.

kere-

verb. to turn

tirin

noun. tall tower, turret, minaret

túrion

noun. palace

A word appearing as ᴱQ. tūrion (túriond-) or turindo “palace” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (QL/95). The contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa had ᴱQ. tūriond- “palace” (PME/96).

Neo-Quenya: I would use ᴺQ. túrion as “palace” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, since the root √TUR “master(y), strong” survived on Tolkien’s later writing. This word was used, for example, in Helge Fauskanger’s NQNT (NQNT). ABNW (ABNW) from the early 2000’s proposed a different neologism: ᴺQ. arcöa “palace”, a combination of ar(a)- “noble” and cöa “house”.

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).

tulkastor

masculine name. Tulkastor

Father of Vaire, who at this stage was the spouse of the elf Lindo, appearing in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/16). The meaning of the name is unclear, though it might be related to Tulkas. It was preceded by two rejected forms, Turenbor and Tulkasse (LT1/22).

aldare

noun. wood

A word glossed “wood” in the margins of Tolkien’s notes on The Creatures of the Earth from the 1910s, clearly an elaboration ᴱQ. alda “tree” as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson (PE14/7).

túrin

noun. king(dom)

alkar

noun. shield

alma

noun. face

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss “face, visage”, derived from the early root ᴱ√ALA “gaze”, but this word was deleted (QL/39). It also appeared with the gloss “face” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, where it was not deleted (PM/39).

celegorm

masculine name. Hasty-riser

Third son of Fëanor (S/60), his name was adapted from his mother-name Q. Tyelcormo “Hasty-riser” (PM/353). His name was in the North Sindarin dialect, since the final [m] was preserved (VT41/10). It is a compound of S. celeg “hasty” and an adaptation of Q. ormo “riser”.

Conceptual Development: In earliest Lost Tales, his name was G. Celegorm (LT2/241). In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, the name was changed to N. Celegorn (LR/226 note §41), in keeping with the revised phonology of Noldorin for which [[n|final [m] usually became [v]]]. In The Etymologies, the name was given as a combination of N. celeg “swift” and the lenited form of N. gorn “impetuous” (Ety/KYELEK, GOR).

In his Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings, Tolkien considered connecting the -gorn in Celegorn with the final element of Aragorn, but was generally dissatisfied with the meaning of the name (PE17/112-3). The form Celegorm was restored in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (MR/177) and Tolkien devised the “North Sindarin” explanation of his name in The Shibboleth of Fëanor from 1968, as noted above (PM/353).

fange

noun. beard

heru

noun. lord

núme

noun. west

poa

noun. beard

sorin

noun. throne

súlime

noun. wind

A noun for “wind” in Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√SUHYU “air, breath, exhale, puff” and connected to the name ᴱQ. Súlimo (QL/86). Later on, Q. Súlimë was used as the name of March (LotR/1110), whereas Q. Súlimo became “Breather” (PE21/85), a combination of Q. súlë (†þúlë) “breath” + Q. mo “person”.

tirin

place name. Tower

Name of Ingil’s tower in the earliest Lost Tales (LT2/5), it is simply tirin “tower” used as a name (LT1A/Kortirion).

tulka

adjective. strong

túrani

noun. queen

túranu

noun. king

túrea

adjective. mighty

túrion

noun. prince

valma

adjective. powerful

vanga

noun. beard

vanwe

noun. wind

vardar

noun. king

vardo

noun. prince

varni

noun. queen

velte

noun. beard

vá

noun. wind

wá

noun. wind

yéma

noun. face

A word for “face” appearing in Early Qenya Word-lists from the 1920s (PE16/136) along with a list of body parts from the same period (PE14/117). It is likely derived from the early root ᴱ√DYĒ whose derivatives have to do with “gaze” or “look at” (QL/105), as suggested by Patrick Wynne (VT49/21).

ô

preposition. from