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!

Middle Primitive Elvish

baran

root. russet, brown

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “russet, brown”, with the derived adjectives ᴹQ. varne and N. baran of similar meaning (Ety/BARÁN). The continued appearance of S. baran in later words such as S. Baranduin “Brown River” (LotR/1138) and Berennyr “Brown Lands” (RC/343) indicates its continued validity. However, in The Lord of the Rings appendices Tolkien translated S. baran as “golden brown”, so it seems in later writings Tolkien considered this to be a brighter shade of brown.

Derivatives

  • barani “russet, brown”
    • Q. varnë “russet, brown, brown, russet; [ᴹQ.] swart, dark brown” ✧ PE21/81
    • S. baran “brown, golden-brown, brown, golden-brown; [N.] swart, dark brown”
  • ᴹQ. varne “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN
  • On. barane “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN
    • N. baran “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN

Variations

  • BARÁN ✧ Ety/BARÁN
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BARÁN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ruskā

adjective. brown

Derivations

  • RUS “brownish red”

Derivatives

  • On. ruska “brown” ✧ Ety/RUSKĀ
    • N. rhosc “russet, brown” ✧ Ety/RUSKĀ

Variations

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

smalinā

adjective. yellow

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • On. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • N. malen “yellow, yellow, [ᴱN.] yellowish, pale, wan, sickly” ✧ Ety/SMAL
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/SMAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

smal

root. yellow

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶asmalē “yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • ᴹQ. ambale “yellow bird, yellow hammer” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • On. ammale “yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹ✶asmalindē “yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • On. ammalinde “yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • N. emlin “yellow bird, yellow hammer” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹ✶smaldā “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR; Ety/SMAL
    • ᴹQ. malta “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
    • On. malda “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
    • N. malt “gold (as metal)” ✧ EtyAC/SMAL; Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹ✶smalinā “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • ᴹQ. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • On. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • N. malen “yellow, yellow, [ᴱN.] yellowish, pale, wan, sickly” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹ✶smalu “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • ᴹQ. malo “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • On. smalo “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • N. hmâl “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL; Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
  • ᴹ✶smalwā “fallow, pale” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • ᴹQ. malwa “fallow, pale, fallow, pale, [ᴱQ.] yellowish, *wan” ✧ Ety/SMAL
    • N. hmalw “fallow, pale” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹQ. malo “rust”
  • N. mallen “of gold” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Variations

  • MAL ✧ EtyAC/MAL (MAL)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/LÁWAR; Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/MAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by