Quenya 

aica

sharp

aica (1) ("k") adj. "sharp" _(AYAK) or "fell, terrible, dire" (PM:347; according to PM:363 seldom applied to evil things)_. In Aicanáro, q.v.

maica

sharp, piercing

maica (1) ("k")adj. "sharp, piercing" (SA:maeg), cf. hendumaica and the noun maica below.

maica

adjective. sharp, piercing

Cognates

  • S. maeg “sharp, piercing, piercing, sharp, *penetrating” ✧ SA/maeg

Derivations

  • maikā “sharp, penetrating, going deep in”
    • MIK “pierce” ✧ WJ/337

Element in

Variations

  • maica- ✧ PE18/093
  • maika ✧ SA/maeg
Quenya [PE18/093; SA/maeg] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ecya

sharp

#ecya adj. "sharp" in Ecyanáro ("k") "Sharp Flame", masc. name, Sindarin Aegnor(VT41:14, 19). The Quenya form of Aegnor is elsewhere given as Aicanáro instead.

nexa

sharp, angular

nexa adj. "sharp, angular" (PE17:55; the editor indicates that the reading is uncertain, so the variant nerca may be preferred.)

nerca

sharp, angular

nerca adj. "sharp, angular" (PE17:55), variant nexa (reading uncertain).

eccoia

adjective. thorny

Elements

WordGloss
ekko“spine, thorn, point”
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Sindarin 

aeg

adjective. sharp, sharp, [N.] pointed, piercing

Element in

  • S. aeglir “line of peaks, line of peaks, [N.] range of mountain peaks; [ᴱN.] peak, mountain top”
  • S. Aeglos “Snow-point”
  • S. aeglos “icicle, (lit.) snow-point; snowthorn (a plant)”
  • S. Aegnor “Fell Fire, Sharp Flame” ✧ SA/nár
  • S. Crissaegrim “*Cleft Mountain Peaks”
  • S. Ecthelion “?One with Sharp Will”
  • S. Egalmoth “Pointed Helm-crest”

Variations

  • Aeg ✧ SA/nár (Aeg)
Sindarin [PM/347; SA/nár] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maeg

adjective. sharp, piercing, penetrating, going deep in something

Sindarin [S/434, WJ/337] Group: SINDICT. Published by

maeg

adjective. sharp, piercing, piercing, sharp, *penetrating

Cognates

  • Q. maica “sharp, piercing” ✧ SA/maeg

Derivations

  • maikā “sharp, penetrating, going deep in” ✧ WJ/337
    • MIK “pierce” ✧ WJ/337

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
maikā > maeg[maikā] > [maika] > [maik] > [maig] > [maeg]✧ WJ/337
Sindarin [SA/maeg; WJ/337] Group: Eldamo. Published by

megor

adjective. sharp-pointed

Sindarin [*megr WJ/337] Group: SINDICT. Published by

negn

sharp

_ adj. _sharp, angular. Q. nerca, nexe. >> negen

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:55] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

negen

sharp

_ adj. _sharp, angular. Q. nerca, nexe. >> negn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:55] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

eitha

prick with a sharp point

(stab, treat with scorn; insult) (i eitha, in eithar)

maecheneb

sharp-eyed

(lenited vaecheneb; pl. maechenib)

aeg

sharp

1) aeg (pointed, piercing). No distinct pl. form. Note: aeg is also used as noun "point, peak, thorn". 2) aig (no distinct pl. form). 3) laeg (keen, acute). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fresh, green”. 4) maeg (lenited vaeg; no distinct pl. form) (penetrating, going deep in). (WJ:337)

aeg

sharp

(pointed, piercing). No distinct pl. form. Note: aeg is also used as noun "point, peak, thorn".

aig

sharp

(no distinct pl. form).

laeg

sharp

(keen, acute). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fresh, green”.

maeg

sharp

(lenited vaeg; no distinct pl. form) (penetrating, going deep in). (WJ:337)

nass

sharp end

(point, angle, corner), construct nas, pl. nais** **

megor

sharp-pointed

(lenited vegor, analogical pl. megyr); cited in archaic form megr (WJ:337)

till

sharp horn

(i** dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds)  (tine, point, sharp-pointed peak), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thill). Archaic †tild.

till

sharp-pointed peak

(i** dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds)  (tine, point, sharp horn), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thill). Archaic †tild.

egnas

sharp point

(peak; literally "thorn-point"), pl. egnais, coll. pl. egnassaith.


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Qenya 

aika

adjective. sharp

Cognates

  • N. oeg “sharp, pointed, piercing” ✧ Ety/AYAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√AYAK “sharp, pointed” ✧ Ety/AYAK

Element in

  • ᴹQ. aikale “peak” ✧ Ety/AYAK
  • ᴹQ. aikasse “mountain peak” ✧ Ety/AYAK
  • ᴺQ. alaica “blunt”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√AYAK > aika[aika]✧ Ety/AYAK

Gnomish

aitheb

adjective. sharp, piercing

Changes

  • aithregaitheb ✧ PE13/108

Elements

WordGloss
aith“thorn”
-eb“adjectival suffix”

Variations

  • aithreg ✧ PE13/108 (aithreg)

aithog

adjective. thorny

Cognates

crisc

adjective. sharp

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KIRISI “cut, split” ✧ LT2A/Cris Ilbranteloth

Element in

  • G. criscolas “holly, (lit.) *sharp-leaf” ✧ GL/27

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KIRI > crisc[kirísko] > [krísko] > [krísk]✧ LT2A/Cris Ilbranteloth
Gnomish [GL/27; LT2A/Cris Ilbranteloth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

eitheb

adjective. thorny, sharp

A word appearing as {aitheb >>} eitheb “thorny” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/142). In the contemporaneous Early Noldorin Dictionary it was glossed “thorny, sharp” (PE13/158). It was an adjectival form of ᴱN. aith “thorn, †spear”.

Conceptual Development: Similar words in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s include G. aithra “piercing, sharp; thorny” and G. aithog “thorny”, both based on G. aith “thorn” (GL/18). Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document had {aithreg >>} G. aitheb “sharp, piercing” (PE13/108).

Neo-Sindarin: Since the noun [N.] aith/eith “spear-point” reappeared in Tolkien’s later writing, I would retain ᴺS. eitheb “thorny” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, perhaps with an original sense “✱full of points”. However, I would not use this word for “sharp”, since there are other later words with this meaning like S. aeg.

Changes

  • aithebeitheb “thorny” ✧ PE13/136

Element in

Variations

  • aitheb ✧ PE13/136 (aitheb)
Early Noldorin [PE13/136; PE13/142; PE13/158] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lhaig

adjective. sharp

Early Noldorin [PE13/148] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

ekkia

adjective. thorny

A word appearing as ᴱQ. ekkia “thorny” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. ekke (ekki-) “thorn” (QL/35).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. eccoia “thorny” based on the later word [ᴹQ.] ecco for “thorn”.

Cognates

  • G. aithog “thorny”
  • G. aithra “piercing, sharp; thorny”
Early Quenya [QL/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by