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

yáva

noun. fruit, produce

Early Quenya [LT1A/Yavanna; QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yava-

verb. to bear fruit

A verb appearing in the form ᴱQ. yavin “bears fruit” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ẎAVA having to do with fruit (QL/105).

Neo-Quenya: Since ᴹ√YAB “fruit” survived in Tolkien’s later writings, I think ᴺQ. yav- “to bear (fruit), ✱yield, bring forth, produce” can be retained for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

Early Quenya [LT1A/Yavanna; QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yava-

verb. to hold

A verb for “hold” in Early Quenya word lists of the 1920s (PE16/133). It is of unclear derivation, but possibly related to ᴱQ. yavin “bears fruit” as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson.

Early Quenya [PE16/133] Group: Eldamo. Published by