poita-
cleanse
sovo-
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)
poita-
verb. to cleanse, *clean
Cognates
- ᴺS. puida- “to clean, tidy, cleanse, purify”
Derivations
- ᴹ√POY “*clean”
Element in
- ᴺQ. poitië “(act of) cleaning, cleansing”
sovalda-
verb. to cleanse, purify
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. SOW “wash, bath”
iôl
noun. wash, flood-water
glanna-
verb. to cleanse, purify, purge, *to clear, make clear
@@@ glosses “clear, make clear” sugggested by David Salo (GS/257)
Derivations
- ᴹ√GALAN “bright”
Element in
puida-
verb. to clean, tidy, cleanse, purify
Cognates
- ᴺQ. poita- “to cleanse, *clean”
Derivations
- ᴹ√POY “*clean”
Element in
- ᴺS. puidad “(act of) cleaning, cleansing”
iôl
wash
(noun, flood-water) iôl (pl. ŷl) (VT48:33, RC:334)
iôl
wash
(pl. ŷl) (VT48:33, RC:334)
nimmid(a)-
verb. to whiten
Cognates
- ᴹQ. ninqita- “to whiten, make white; to shine white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√NIK-W > nimmid [niŋkwit-] > [nimpit-] > [nimpʰit-] > [nimɸit-] > [nimfit-] > [nimfid-] > [nimmid-] ✧ Ety/NIK-W Variations
- nimmid ✧ Ety/NIK-W
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!
puibra-
verb. to wash, cleanse, soap
puidra-
verb. to wash, cleanse, soap
Cognates
- Eq. poitya- “to make clean, tidy, straighten”
Derivations
- ᴱ√POYO “*clean”
Variations
- puibra ✧ GL/64
glantha-
verb. to cleanse, purify, purge
Changes
glanta-→ glantha- ✧ GL/39Variations
- glanta- ✧ GL/39 (
glanta-)
fas-
verb. to wash
Derivations
- ᴱ√FASA “wash”
lhuv-
verb. to wash
Derivations
- ᴱ√ALU “cleanse, dress”
Variations
- lub- ✧ PE13/132 (lub-)
alhu
root. cleanse, dress
alnu
root. cleanse, dress
alu
root. cleanse, dress
A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “cleanse, dress” with variants ᴱ√ALHU, ᴱ√ALNU (QL/30). For the sense “clean” there are other later roots like ᴹ√POY that may replace it (Ety/POY). The gloss “dress” seems to refer to dressing or treating material like leather, based on the derivative ᴱQ. alu “dressed leather”; there seems to be no later replacement for this other sense.
Derivatives
Variations
- ALHU ✧ QL/030
- ALNU ✧ QL/030
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” and variant ᴺ√SAW “bath” to salvage some of these early words.
Derivatives
- ᴱ✶souna ✧ GL/68
- ᴱ✶sou̯þ- ✧ GL/68
- G. soth “bath” ✧ GL/68
- Eq. soile “cleansing” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. soina “clean” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. saune “bath, small pool” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. sausa “bath water, hot water” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. sovo- “to wash” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. sovalna- “to cleanse, purify” ✧ QL/086
- Eq. sovallu- “to cleanse, purify” ✧ QL/086
- G. sovri “cleansing” ✧ GL/68
- G. sô- “to wash, clean, bathe” ✧ GL/68; GL/68
Variations
- soƀ ✧ GL/68; GL/68 (
soƀ)- SOW̯O ✧ QL/086
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.
Derivatives
poita-
verb. to cleanse
Changes
poita→ poita “cleanse, tidy up, straighten” ✧ QL/075Derivations
- ᴱ√POYO “*clean” ✧ QL/075
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√POYO > poita [pojta-] > [poita-] ✧ QL/075 Variations
- poita ✧ QL/075; QL/075 (
poita)
nikte-
verb. to whiten, cleanse
Derivations
- ᴱ√NIQI “white” ✧ QL/066
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√NIQI > nikte- [nikʷte-] > [nikte-] ✧ QL/066
sovallu-
verb. to cleanse, purify
Derivations
- ᴱ√SOVO “wash” ✧ QL/086
Element in
- Eq. sovalwa “cleansing” ✧ QL/086
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SOVO > sovallu- [soβallu-] > [sovallu-] ✧ QL/086
sovalna-
verb. to cleanse, purify
Derivations
- ᴱ√SOVO “wash” ✧ QL/086
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SOVO > sovalna- [soβalna-] > [sovalna-] ✧ QL/086
alnu-
verb. to wash
allu-
verb. to wash
Derivations
- ᴱ√ALU “cleanse, dress” ✧ QL/030
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ALU > allu- [allu-] ✧ QL/030 Variations
- alnu- ✧ QL/030
sovo-
verb. to wash
Cognates
- G. sô- “to wash, clean, bathe”
Derivations
- ᴱ√SOVO “wash” ✧ QL/086
Element in
- Eq. sovalle “washing, bathing” ✧ QL/086
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SOVO > sovo- [soβo-] > [sovo-] ✧ QL/086
poita- vb. "cleanse", pa.t. poinë (QL:75, VT48:13)