Quenya 

ravanda

wilderness

?ravanda noun?, a form cited by Tolkien to elucidate the Noldorin word rhofan "wilderness"; it is not clear whether ravanda is meant as a Quenya cognate or just as an etymological (Old Noldorin?) form (VT46:10)

hráva

wild

hráva adj. "wild" (PE17:78); see ráva #1.

verca

wild

verca ("k")adj. "wild" (BERÉK)

merca

wild, untamed

[merca ("k")adj. "wild, untamed" (MERÉK, VT45:34)] Compare verca.

vië

manhood, vigour

vië noun "manhood, vigour" (WEG)

hravanda

noun. wilderness

Elements

WordGloss
hráva“wild, savage, wild, savage, [ᴹQ.] untamed”
Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

Sindarin 

rhovan

noun. wilderness

Sindarin [Rhovanion LotR/Map, VT/46:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwaith

noun. region, wilderness

Sindarin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhovan

noun. wilderness; wild beast

Cognates

  • Q. hravan “wild beast” ✧ PE17/078

Derivations

  • srāban “wild beast” ✧ PE17/078
    • SRAB “wild, not tamed/domesticated” ✧ PE17/078
  • roban “wilderness” ✧ PE17/099
    • DROB “*wild” ✧ PE17/099

Element in

  • S. Rhevain “Wild-men, Savages”
  • S. Rhovanion “Wilderland” ✧ PE17/078; PE17/099

Elements

WordGloss
rhaw“wild, wild, [N.] untamed”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
srāban > rhovan[srāban] > [r̥āban] > [r̥ǭban] > [r̥ǭvan] > [r̥auvan] > [r̥ovan]✧ PE17/078
Sindarin [PE17/078; PE17/099] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhaw

adjective. wild

adj. wild. Q. hráva. Tolkien wrote this entry as "rhaw [f]" (PE17:78).

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:78] < S-RAB wild, in the senses 'not tamed, domesticated'; hence often 'fierce, savage, hostile (to Elves and Men)' < RAB astray, wa. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rhaw

adjective. wild, wild, [N.] untamed

Cognates

  • Q. hráva “wild, savage, wild, savage, [ᴹQ.] untamed” ✧ PE17/078

Derivations

  • SRAB “wild, not tamed/domesticated” ✧ PE17/078

Element in

  • S. rhovan “wilderness; wild beast”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
S-RAB > rhaw(f)[srāba] > [r̥āba] > [r̥ǭba] > [r̥ǭva] > [r̥auva] > [r̥auv] > [r̥au]✧ PE17/078

Variations

  • rhaw(f) ✧ PE17/078
Sindarin [PE17/078] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhavan

noun. wild man

Sindarin [WJ/219] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhoss

noun. whisper or rustling sound

Sindarin [Ety/386, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhoss

noun. whisper or rustling sound

Sindarin [Ety/386, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

eriador

place name. Lonely Land

The region of northwestern Middle-earth containing the Shire (LotR/3, 174). This name was translated “Lonely Land” (PE17/28), also said to be equivalent to “wilderness” (VT42/4). This name is a combination of the ancient forms ✶eryā “isolated, lonely” and ✶ndorē, the second of which developed into S. dôr “land” (SA/dôr, PE17/28, VT42/4).

Possible Etymology: The phonetic development of this name is problematic. If it developed directly from an ancient compound ✶eryā-ndōrē, the [[s|medial [nd] would become [nn]]], as with Ennor < ✶endōrē < ✶ened-ndōrē (LotR/1115), producing ✱✱Eriannor. If it were a late compound, however, its initial element would be the Sindarin form S. air “lonely” < ✶eryā (PE17/28). Most likely the word is of archaic origin, but its final element was changed by analogy with other words containing dôr, as indicated in a note by Tolkien from 1953 (VT42/4). Alternately, in at least one place Tolkien said Eriador was a “Silvan” name (PE17/28), so perhaps it underwent different phonetic development than the Sindarin of Beleriand.

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, this name first appeared as N. Eriador (TI/455).

Elements

WordGloss
eryā“isolated, lonely”
dôr“land, land, [N.] region where certain people live, [ᴱN.] country; [G.] people of the land”
Sindarin [LotRI/Eriador; MRI/Eriador; PE17/028; PMI/Eriador; SA/dôr; SI/Eriador; UTI/Eriador; VT42/04; WJI/Eriador] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwaith

noun. manhood

Sindarin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwaith

noun. man power, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people

Sindarin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

eriador

wilderness

(a region in Middle-earth), pl. eriadyr if there is a pl.

gwaith

wilderness

(i ’waith) (also meaning manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region), no distinct pl. form except when marked as pl. by article (in gwaith).

loss

wilderness

(construct los; pl. lyss). (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth] and ”fallen snow”.)

rhovannor

wilderness

1) rhovannor (?i throvannor or ?i rovannor the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovennyr (?idh rovennyr) (VT46:10); 2) Eriador (a region in Middle-earth), pl. eriadyr if there is a pl.; 3) gwaith (i **waith) (also meaning manhood, manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region), no distinct pl. form except when marked as pl. by article (in gwaith). 4) loss (construct los; pl. lyss). (Note: homophones mean ”flower” [more commonly loth**] and ”fallen snow”.)

rhovannor

wilderness

(?i throvannor or ?i rovannor – the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhovennyr (?idh rovennyr) (VT46:10)

braig

wild

(fierce), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

lothren

wild

(waste), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)

rhaw

wild

1) rhaw (untamed). Lenited ?thraw or ?raw (the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhoe. (VT46:10) Note: a homophone means ”flesh, body”, 2) braig (fierce), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34), 3) lothren (waste), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)

rhaw

wild

(untamed). Lenited ?thraw or ?raw (the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhoe. (VT46:10) Note: a homophone means ”flesh, body”

lhoss

whisper

(noun) (also = ”rustling sound”) *lhoss (?i thloss or ?i loss [the lenition product of lh is uncertain],_ _construct lhos), pl. lhyss (?i lyss). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thloss, floss.

rhoss

whisper

(noun) *rhoss (?i thross or ?i ross_ _ the lenition product of rh- is uncertain; construct rhos) (rustling sound), pl. rhyss (?idh ryss). Suggested S form of ”N” thross.

gwaith

manhood

gwaith (i **waith) (manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region; wilderness), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaith**)

gwaith

manhood

(i ’waith) (manpower, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people, region; wilderness), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaith)

Primitive elvish

roban

noun. wilderness

Derivations

  • DROB “*wild” ✧ PE17/099

Derivatives

  • S. rhovan “wilderness; wild beast” ✧ PE17/099

Element in

Primitive elvish [PE17/099] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

lhoss

noun. wilderness

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LUS “*empty” ✧ Ety/LUS

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LUS > lhoss[lusse] > [losse] > [loss] > [l̥oss]✧ Ety/LUS
Noldorin [EtyAC/LUS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhofan

noun. wilderness

Noldorin [Rhovanion LotR/Map, VT/46:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhofan

noun. wilderness

Derivations

  • ᴹ√RAB “*wild” ✧ Ety/RAB

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√RAB > rhofan[rābana] > [rǭbana] > [roubana] > [rouvana] > [rauvana] > [rauvan] > [r̥auvan] > [r̥ovan]✧ Ety/RAB
Noldorin [EtyAC/RAB] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhofannor

place name. Wilderness

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ravanda “wilderness” ✧ EtyAC/RAB

Elements

WordGloss
rhofan“wilderness”
dôr“land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live”

Variations

  • rhofannor ✧ EtyAC/RAB
Noldorin [EtyAC/RAB] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwaith

noun. region, wilderness

Noldorin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gweith

noun. region, wilderness

Noldorin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

braig

adjective. wild, fierce

The form brerg in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:34

Noldorin [Ety/373, VT/45:34] Group: SINDICT. Published by

breig

adjective. wild, fierce

The form brerg in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:34

Noldorin [Ety/373, VT/45:34] Group: SINDICT. Published by

floss

noun. whisper or rustling sound

Noldorin [Ety/386, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thloss

noun. whisper or rustling sound

Noldorin [Ety/386, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thross

noun. whisper or rustling sound

Noldorin [Ety/386, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhaw

adjective. wild, untamed

Meaning rectified according to VT/46:10

Noldorin [Ety/382, X/RH, VT/46:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwaith

noun. manhood

Noldorin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwaith

noun. man power, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people

Noldorin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gweith

noun. manhood

Noldorin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gweith

noun. man power, troop of able-bodied men, host, regiment, people

Noldorin [Ety/398, VT/46:21, X/E1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhoss

noun. wilderness


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!

Qenya 

ravanda

noun. wilderness

Cognates

verka

adjective. wild

Cognates

  • N. bregol “violent, sudden, *fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶berékā “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
    • ᴹ√BEREK “*sudden, fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶berékā > verka[berekā] > [berkā] > [βerkā] > [βerka] > [verka]✧ Ety/BERÉK
Qenya [Ety/BERÉK; Ety/MERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

berékā

adjective. wild

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BEREK “*sudden, fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. vercála “sudden, violent”
  • ᴹQ. verka “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
  • N. bregol “violent, sudden, *fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

wegtē

noun. manhood

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WEG “(manly) vigour” ✧ Ety/WEG

Derivatives

  • N. gweith “manhood; man-power, troop of able bodied men, host, regiment” ✧ Ety/WEG

Variations

  • weg-tē ✧ Ety/WEG
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/WEG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

arean

noun. wilderness, deserted place

Cognates

  • G. armin “desert, waste”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ARA “(be) dry” ✧ QL/032

Element in

  • Eq. Areandor “(Land of) Desert” ✧ PME/032

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ARA > arean[areandǝ] > [areand] > [arean]✧ QL/032
Early Quenya [PME/032; QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by