Quenya 

poica

clean, pure

poica ("k")adj. "clean, pure" (POY)

poita-

verb. to cleanse, *clean

lanca

sharp edge (not of tools); sudden end

lanca ("k")noun "sharp edge (not of tools); sudden end" _("as e.g. a cliff-edge, or the clean edge of things made by hand or built, also used in transferred senses, as in kuivie-lankasse, literally 'on the brink of life', of a perilous situation in which one is likely to fall into death" VT42:8)_

cimba

noun. edge, brink

Quenya [PE 22:149] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

fána

white

fána, fánë (1) adj. "white" (Markirya - fánë as a sg. form in may be a misreading). Compare fanya.

fána

adjective. white, white; [ᴹQ.] cloud

@@@ as suggested by Helge Fauskanger, the form fánë “white” in the Markirya poem may be a slip or misreading

Quenya [MC/221; MC/222] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fánë

adjective. white

hwal-

verb. to wash

A verb for “wash” appearing in the phrase hwalilmien “we wash ourselves” from Eldarin Pronouns, Demonstratives, and Correlatives (EP1) from the early 1950s (PE23/126), based on the root √SWAL of the same meaning (PE23/122).

ninquë

white, chill, cold, palid

ninquë adj. "white, chill, cold, palid" (WJ:417, SA:nim, PE17:168, NIK-W - spelt "ninqe" in Etym and in LT1:266, MC:213, MC:220, GL:60), pl. ninqui in Markirya. Compounded in Ninquelótë noun "White-Flower" (SA:nim), = Sindarin Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor; ninqueruvissë ("q") "white-horse-on" _(MC:216; this is "Qenya", read _ninqueroccossë or *ninquiroccossë in LotR-style Quenya). Normally ninquë would be expected to have the stem-form ninqui-, given the primitive form ¤ninkwi; Ninquelótë rather than *Ninquilótë must be seen as an analogical form.

réna

edge, border, margin

réna noun "edge, border, margin" (REG)

ríma

edge, hem, border

ríma noun "edge, hem, border" (RĪ)

sovo-

verb. wash

sovo- vb. "wash" (read perhaps #sov- if the verb is to be adapted to LotR-style Quenya, since Tolkiens later versions of the language do not seem to have o-stem verbs), pa.t. sóvë (QL:86)

Noldorin 

puig

adjective. clean, tidy, neat

puig

adjective. clean, tidy, neat

Noldorin [Ety/382] Group: SINDICT. Published by

brassen

adjective. white-hot

Noldorin [Ety/351] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fein

noun/adjective. white

Noldorin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fein

noun/adjective. cloud

Noldorin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhîf

noun. edge, hem, border

Noldorin [Ety/383, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Sindarin 

glân

adjective. white, [bright shining] white; [N.] clear; [G.] pure, †bright; [ᴱN.] clean

lanc

noun. sharp edge (not of tools), sudden end (as a cliff-edge, or the clean edge of things made by hand or built)

Sindarin [VT/42:8] Group: SINDICT. Published by

puig

clean

puig (tidy, neat); lenited buig, no distinct pl. form.

puig

clean

(tidy, neat); lenited buig, no distinct pl. form.

puida-

verb. to clean, tidy, cleanse, purify

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

puiga-

verb. to clean, wash

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

sov-

verb. to wash clean, bathe

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

fain

noun/adjective. white

Sindarin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fain

noun/adjective. cloud

Sindarin [Ety/387, WR/288, RC/268, VT/46:15, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iôl

noun. wash, flood-water

Sindarin [Onodiôl RC/334, VT/48:33] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nim

white

_adj. _white. >> Nimbrethil

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:19] < T. _nimbi _white. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nim

white

_adj. _white (usual word). >> nimp, nimras

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:168] < _nimbĭ _< _nimpĭ_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nim

adjective. white

Sindarin [PE17/019; PE17/168; SA/nim] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rîw

noun. edge, hem, border

Sindarin [Ety/383, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

silivren

adjective. (white) glittering

Sindarin [LotR/II:I, RGEO/72] silif+-ren. Group: SINDICT. Published by

uilos

noun/adjective. always white, ever white as snow

Sindarin [RGEO/74, Letters/278, UT/55] ui- + loss "everlasting snow, ever (white as) snow. Group: SINDICT. Published by

uilos

noun/adjective. a small white everlasting flower also called simbelmynë or "evermind"

Sindarin [RGEO/74, Letters/278, UT/55] ui- + loss "everlasting snow, ever (white as) snow. Group: SINDICT. Published by

faen

white

(radiant). No distinct pl. form.

fain

white

; no distinct pl. form.

gloss

white as snow, dazzling white

(in compounds -los), lenited ’loss; pl. glyss.

glân

white

  1. glân (clear), lenited lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”. 2) nimp (nim-) (pale); no distinct pl. form. 3) faen (radiant). No distinct pl. form. 4) fain; no distinct pl. form.

glân

white

(clear), lenited ’lân, pl. glain. (UT:390, VT45:13). Note: a homophone means ”hem, border”.

iôl

wash

(noun, flood-water) iôl (pl. ŷl) (VT48:33, RC:334)

iôl

wash

(pl. ŷl) (VT48:33, RC:334)

lanc

sharp edge

(sudden end, brink), pl. lainc, coll. pl. langath. Note: homophones mean ”naked” and also ”neck, throat”.

nimp

white

(nim-) (pale); no distinct pl. form.

rîw

edge

*rîw (construct riw) (hem, border), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.

rîw

edge

(construct riw) (hem, border), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rîw). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” rhîf.

silivren

glittering white

(lenited hilivren; pl. *silivrin**). *Verb

whal-

verb. to wash

A neologism for “wash” coined by Gilruin posted on 2024-10-10 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), based on √SWAL of the same meaning. Gilruin originally suggested hwal-, but I prefer whal- as more consistent with Tolkien’s orthography in the 1950s and 60s.

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Primitive elvish

swal

root. wash

A root meaning “wash” appearing in Eldarin Pronouns, Demonstratives, and Correlatives (EP1) from the early 1950s (PE23/122). Compare with ᴱ√SOVO “wash” from the 1910s, and ᴹ√POY “✱clean” from the 1930s.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I would use this root as the basis for “wash” as a verb, but retain ᴱ√SOVO >> Neo-Root ᴺ√SOW as the basis for “bath” nouns.

Primitive elvish [PE23/122] Group: Eldamo. Published by

swal-

verb. to wash

Primitive elvish [PE23/122; PE23/124; PE23/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thas-

verb. to wash

Primitive elvish [PE23/118] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Telerin 

nimbi

adjective. white

Telerin [PE17/019; PE17/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nimbi

adjective. white

About Nimrodel: "Nim is evidently the Telerin word nimbi 'white'." >> Nimrais >> Nimrodel

Telerin [PE17/49] 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!

Early Quenya

soina

adjective. clean

An adjective in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “clean” based on the early root ᴱ√SOVO or ᴱ√SOW̯O (QL/86), perhaps from ✱sowinē with óu̯i &gt; oi (PE12/13).

Early Quenya [QL/086] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alluva

adjective. clean

An adjective for “clean” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ALU “cleanse, dress” (QL/30).

Early Quenya [QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sauna

adjective. clean

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

poitya-

verb. to make clean, tidy, straighten

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “make clean, tidy, straighten” under from the early root ᴱ√POYO (QL/75).

Early Quenya [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

poika

adjective. clean, tidy

Early Quenya [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

poita-

verb. to cleanse

A verb appearing ᴱQ. poita- {“cleanse, tidy up, straighten” >>} “cleanse” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under from the early root ᴱ√POYO (QL/75).

Neo-Quenya: Since ᴹ√POY was still associated with “clean” words in The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/POY), I would retain ᴺQ. poita- “to cleanse, ✱clean” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

Early Quenya [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

allu-

verb. to wash

A verb for “wash” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants allu, alnu-, both under the early root ᴱ√ALU “cleanse, dress” (QL/30).

Early Quenya [QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sovo-

verb. to wash

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. sovo- “wash” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√SOVO or ᴱ√SOW̯O “wash” (QL/86).

Neo-Quenya: In some Neo-Quenya writings (including earlier versions of this lexicon), ᴺQ. sov- is used as the neologism for “wash”. However, in 2024 the word Q. hwal- “wash” was published in PE23, and this is now preferable to sov- for this meaning. I am currently retaining sov- as a neologism for “✱bathe” instead, but may revisit this in future versions of this lexicon.

Early Quenya [QL/086] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alnu-

verb. to wash

kante

noun. edge

A word in Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s equivalent to ᴱN. caint “edge” derived from ᴱ✶kantya (PE13/140).

Early Quenya [PE13/140] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lossa

adjective. white

Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/216; PE16/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ninqe

adjective. white

Early Quenya [GL/60; LT1A/Nielíqui; LT1A/Taniquetil; MC/213; MC/220; PE13/164; PE14/045; PE14/048; PE14/077; PE14/080; PE15/78; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/062; PE16/064; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/081; PE16/100; PE16/140; PME/066; QL/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

fasc

adjective. clean

An adjective in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “clean”, related to the verb G. fas- “wash” (GL/34).

Gnomish [GL/34; LT1A/Faskala-númen] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sô-

verb. to wash clean, bathe

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as G. {sûtha- >> sû- “wash clean” and sôtha- “bathe (tr. & intr.)” >>} sô- “wash clean, bathe (tr. & intr.)”, all based on the early root ᴱ√soƀ (GL/68). Likely the long ô is the result of the sound change whereby ou became ō as was usual in Gnomish of the 1910s.

Neo-Sindarin: In later Sindarin ancient ou became ū which produces problematic verb forms, so I would instead adapt this verb as ᴺS. sov- “to wash clean, bathe” as a cognate to ᴺQ. sov- “✱to bathe”. See also ᴺS. whal- “to wash”.

Gnomish [GL/68; LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

puictha-

verb. to clean, wipe out; to condone, do away with, pardon, forgive

puig

adjective. clean, neat, tidy

sôn

adjective. pure, clean

Gnomish [GL/68; LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

glan

adjective. pure, clean, (originally) bright

fas-

verb. to wash

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “wash”, marked with a “✱” indicating it also served as a primitive root ✱ᴱ√FASA (GL/34).

Gnomish [GL/34; GL/36; LT1A/Faskala-númen] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

poy

root. *clean

This root appeared as unglossed ᴱ√POYO in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like ᴱQ. poika “clean, tidy” and ᴱQ. poita- “cleanse” (QL/75). It also had derivatives in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon such as G. puictha- “clean, wipe out; condone, do away with, pardon, forgive” and G. puig “clean, neat, tidy” (GL/64). It reappeared as unglossed ᴹ√POY in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. poika/N. puig “clean” (Ety/POY).

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/POY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

poikā

adjective. clean, pure

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/POY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

span

root. white

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/LEP; Ety/ÑGUR; Ety/ÓLOS; Ety/PHAY; Ety/SPAN; Ety/TĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

puig

adjective. clean

Early Noldorin [PE13/121; PE13/124; PE13/152] Group: Eldamo. Published by

glann

adjective. clean

Early Noldorin [PE13/144] Group: Eldamo. Published by

i·mab buig

the clean hand

Early Noldorin [PE13/124] Group: Eldamo. Published by

i·maib fuig(ir)

the clean hands

Early Noldorin [PE13/124] Group: Eldamo. Published by

caint

noun. edge

A word in Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s glossed “edge” and derived from ᴱ✶kantya (PE13/140).

Early Noldorin [PE13/140] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lhuv-

verb. to wash

A verb in the Early Noldorin Grammar of the 1920s glossed “wash” with various inflected forms (PE13/132). Tolkien indicated its archaic form was lub-, and its modern forms had either lhu- or lhuv-.

Early Noldorin [PE13/132] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Solosimpi

súna

adjective. clean

Solosimpi [PE13/148] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

poyo

root. *clean

Early Primitive Elvish [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sovo

root. wash

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variants ᴱ√SOVO and ᴱ√SOW̯O glossed “wash”, having derivatives like ᴱQ. sovo- “wash” and ᴱQ. saune “bath” (QL/85), the latter a result of the Early Qenya sound change whereby [[eq|[ei], [ou] became [ai], [au]]] (in later Quenya phonology, these generally became [ī], [ū]). In the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon, the primitive form was given as soƀ with derivatives like G. sô- “wash clean, bathe” and G. sôn “pure, clean” from primitive ᴱ✶sou̯na (GL/68). This last primitive form reappeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists from the 1920s where it had derivatives like ᴱQ. sauna “clean” and ᴱN. hûn “polished, burnished, shining” (PE13/148).

Neo-Eldarin: I think it is worth positing an Neo-Root ᴺ√SOW “wash, ✱bath” (and verbal variant ᴺ√SOB “✱bathe”) to salvage various early nouns having to do with baths, but would use the later root √SWAL for the verb “wash”.

Early Primitive Elvish [GL/68; QL/086] Group: Eldamo. Published by

niqi

root. white

Early Primitive Elvish [LT1A/Taniquetil; QL/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fasa Speculative

root. wash

A hypothetical early root to explain words in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s such as G. fas- “wash” and G. fôs “bath” (GL/34). It seems to have at least one Qenya derivative as well in the 1910s-name: ᴱQ. Faskala-númen “Bath of the Setting Sun” (LT1/187). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing.

Early Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

kantya

noun. edge

Early Primitive Elvish [PE13/140] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kili

root. edge

Early Primitive Elvish [QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

poika

adjective. clean, pure, clean, pure, [ᴱQ.] tidy

ninqe

adjective. white

Qenya [Ety/NIK-W; PE21/15] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Ancient telerin

nimbi

adjective. white

Ancient telerin [PE17/019; PE17/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by