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!

Early Quenya

valda

noun/adjective. worth; worthy, dear

Cognates

  • G. bâl “worthy, important; great, mighty” ✧ GL/23

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VḶÐḶ “*worth, value” ✧ QL/102

Element in

  • Eq. valdea “of moment, important” ✧ QL/102

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VḶŘḶ > valda[βḹdā] > [βḹda] > [vḹda] > [valda]✧ QL/102
Early Quenya [GL/23; QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vanya

adjective. good (not evil), holy

Early Quenya [PE14/081; PE15/73; PE15/74] Group: Eldamo. Published by

manya

adjective. good (not evil)

Changes

  • manya → vanya “good (not evil)” ✧ PE14/081

Variations

  • manya ✧ PE14/048
Early Quenya [PE14/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by