Quenya 

nwalca

cruel

nwalca ("k")adj. "cruel" (ÑGWAL; this must represent earlier *ñwalca = *ngwalca; these forms are not given in Etym, but compare nwalmë_ below. In Tengwar writing, the initial NW would be represented by the letter nwalmë.)_

naicea

adjective. cruel

Quenya [PE 22:126] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

norta

horrible

norta (ñ) (2) adj. "horrible" _(VT46:4. In Tengwar writing, the initial N would be represented by the letter noldo, not númen.)_

Sindarin 

gortheb

adjective. horrible

Sindarin [WJ/415] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gorthob

adjective. horrible

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
goroth“horror, dread”
-eb“adjective suffix”

balch

cruel

1) balch (lenited malch; pl. belch), 2) baug (tyrannous, oppressive) (lenited maug), pl. boeg

balch

cruel

(lenited malch; pl. belch)

baug

cruel

(tyrannous, oppressive) (lenited maug), pl. boeg

deleb

horrible

1) deleb (abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib. 2) gortheb (lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. *görthib).

deleb

horrible

(abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib.

gortheb

horrible

(lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. ✱görthib).

Primitive elvish

urkā

adjective. horrible

Derivations

  • √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ WJ/389

Derivatives

  • S. orch “Orc, Orc, [N.] goblin” ✧ WJ/390
    • Q. orco “Orc” ✧ PE17/047; WJ/390
Primitive elvish [WJ/390] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

balch

adjective. cruel

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

balch

adjective. cruel

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nwalka “cruel” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(Ñ)GWAL “(suffer) torment, agony” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGWAL > balch[ŋgwalka] > [mbalka] > [mbalkʰa] > [mbalxa] > [balxa] > [balx]✧ Ety/ÑGWAL
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGWAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

deleb

adjective. horrible, abominable, loathsome

Noldorin [Ety/355] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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!

Westron

balc

adjective. horrible

Element in

  • S. Balchoth “*Horrible-horde” ✧ UT/313

Qenya 

nwalka

adjective. cruel

Cognates

  • N. balch “cruel” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(Ñ)GWAL “(suffer) torment, agony” ✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGWAL > nwalka[ŋgwalka] > [ŋwalka] > [nwalka]✧ Ety/ÑGWAL

norta

adjective. horrible

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOROTH “horror” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
    • ᴹ√GOR “violence, impetus, haste” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGÓROTH > norta[ŋgorta] > [ŋorta] > [norta]✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
Qenya [EtyAC/ÑGOROTH] Group: Eldamo. Published by

melko

masculine name. Melko

Changes

  • Melko → Melkor ✧ LRI/Melkor
  • Melko → Melkor ✧ MR/022
  • Melko → Melkor ✧ PMI/Melkor
  • Melko → Melkor ✧ SMI/Melko

Cognates

  • N. Moeleg ✧ Ety/MIL-IK; SMI/Moeleg; SM/079; SM/164

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶Mailikō ✧ Ety/MIL-IK; PE19/058
    • ᴹ√MIL(IK) “*greed, lust” ✧ Ety/MIL-IK

Element in

  • ᴹQ. márie “Melko has gone from Earth: it is good.” ✧ LR/072

Variations

  • Melkor ✧ LR/332; PE19/058
  • Melekō ✧ MR/355
  • Mēlekō ✧ SDI2/Mēlekō
Qenya [Ety/MIL-IK; LR/072; LR/332; LRI/Melko; LRI/Melkor; MR/022; MR/355; MRI/Melko; PE19/058; PMI/Melkor; SDI2/Mēlekō; SM/079; SM/164; SMI/Melko; SMI/Moeleg] Group: Eldamo. Published by

naikea

adjective. cruel

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
naike“sharp pain”

Doriathrin

ngorthin

adjective. horrible

A Doriathrin adjective meaning “horrible”, a combination of ngorth “horror” with the adjective suffix -in (Ety/ÑGOROTH).

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
ngorth“horror”
-en“adjectival suffix”
Doriathrin [Ety/ÑGOROTH] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

balc

adjective. cruel, evil

Cognates

  • Eq. malka “giving pain, hurtful”

Element in

  • G. Balcmeg “Heart of Evil” ✧ LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21

Variations

  • Balc ✧ LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21
Gnomish [GL/21; LT1A/Balrog; LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21] Group: Eldamo. Published by

belcha

masculine name. Melko

Changes

  • Belca → Belcha ✧ GL/22
  • Belcha → Belegor ✧ LB/021
  • Belcha → Belegor ✧ LBI/Belcha
  • Belcha → Belegor ✧ LBI/Belegor
  • Belca → Belcha ✧ LT1A/Melko
  • Balc → Belc ✧ PE13/101
  • Belc → Belca ✧ PE15/21
  • Belcon → Flandrog ✧ PE15/21
  • Belcha → Moeleg ✧ SM/167
  • Belcha → Moeleg ✧ SMI/Belcha
  • Belcha → Moeleg ✧ SMI/Moeleg

Cognates

  • Eq. Melko ✧ GL/18; GL/22; LT2I/Belcha; PE15/08; PE15/21; SMI/Belcha; LT1A/Melko; PE13/101; PE14/012

Derivations

Element in

  • G. Imbelca “Hell (house of Melko)”

Variations

  • Belca ✧ GG/08; GL/18; GL/22 (Belca); LT1A/Melko (Belca); LT2A/Belcha; PE14/012; PE15/08; PE15/21
  • Belc ✧ PE13/101; PE15/21 (Belc)
  • Belcon ✧ PE13/101; PE15/21 (Belcon)
  • Balc ✧ PE13/101 (Balc)
Gnomish [GG/08; GL/18; GL/22; LB/021; LBI/Belcha; LBI/Belegor; LT1A/Melko; LT2A/Belcha; LT2I/Belcha; PE13/101; PE14/012; PE15/08; PE15/21; SM/167; SMI/Belcha; SMI/Moeleg] Group: Eldamo. Published by

faig

adjective. cruel

Changes

  • fwaig → faig ✧ GL/33

Cognates

  • Eq. maika “cruel” ✧ GL/33

Derivations

Element in

  • G. faigri “cruelty” ✧ GL/33

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶smaika- > faig[smaika] > [smaik] > [smaig] > [faig]✧ GL/33

Variations

  • fwaig ✧ GL/33 (fwaig)

Early Noldorin

barcheb

adjective. horrible

Changes

  • barchol → barcheb “terrible” ✧ PE13/138

Variations

  • barchol ✧ PE13/138 (barchol)
Early Noldorin [PE13/138] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

maika

adjective. cruel

Cognates

  • G. faig “cruel” ✧ GL/33

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶smaika- > maika[smaikā] > [smaika] > [maika]✧ GL/33
Early Quenya [GL/33] Group: Eldamo. Published by

melko

masculine name. Melko

Changes

  • Melko → Melkor ✧ LT1/079

Cognates

  • G. Belcha “Melko” ✧ GL/18; GL/22; LT2I/Belcha; PE15/08; PE15/21; SMI/Belcha; LT1A/Melko; PE13/101; PE14/012
  • En. Maileg ✧ PE13/149

Derivations

Element in

  • Eq. nalto fustúme ma Melkon i “*they can be smelled out by Melko whom” ✧ PE15/32
  • Eq. Malkarauke “Balrogs, fire-demons, balrogs, fire demon, Melko’s demons” ✧ QL/060 (melkaraukir)

Variations

  • melko ✧ PE14/069
Early Quenya [GL/18; GL/22; LBI/Melko; LT1/079; LT1A/Melko; LT1I/Melko; LT2I/Belcha; LT2I/Melko; PE13/101; PE13/149; PE14/012; PE14/069; PE15/08; PE15/21; PE15/32; QL/060; SMI/Belcha] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yelur

masculine name. Melko

A name of Melko in the Qenya and Gnomish Lexicons from the 1910s (QL/106; GL/18), along with other early name lists (PE13/103; PE14/12). It was derived from the root ᴱ√DYELE having to do with the cold (QL/106). The variants Yeloimu and Yelusto also appeared (GL/38; PE13/103; PE15/24).

Changes

  • Yeloisu → Yeloimu ✧ PE15/21
  • Yelusto → Yeliomu ✧ PE15/24

Cognates

  • G. Geluim “Ice” ✧ GL/38; PE15/21; PE15/24; GL/18; LT1A/Melko; PE13/103; PE14/012

Derivations

  • ᴱ√DYELE “*cold” ✧ LT1A/Melko; QL/106

Variations

  • Yeloimu ✧ GL/38; LT1A/Melko; PE15/21
  • Yelusto ✧ PE13/103; PE15/24 (Yelusto)
  • Yeloisu ✧ PE15/21 (Yeloisu)
  • Yeliomu ✧ PE15/24
  • ’Yelur ✧ QL/106
Early Quenya [GL/18; GL/38; LT1A/Melko; PE13/103; PE14/012; PE15/21; PE15/24; QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by