Quenya 

cólo

burden

cólo ("k")noun "burden" (VT39:10)

cólo

noun. burden

Derivations

  • √KOL “bear, carry, wear” ✧ VT39/10

Element in

  • ᴺQ. colonda “burdened, weighed down, sad”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√KOL > kólo[kōlo]✧ VT39/10

Variations

  • kólo ✧ VT39/10

Sindarin 

caul

noun. great burden, affliction

Sindarin [VT/39:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

caul

burden

(heavy burden) caul (i gaul, o chaul) (affliction), pl. coel (i choel), coll. pl. colath

caul

burden

(i gaul, o chaul) (affliction), pl. coel (i choel), coll. pl. colath

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!

Gnomish

gaul

noun. burden

Cognates

  • Eq. yulu- “to carry” ✧ GL/38

Derivations

  • ᴱ√DYULU “*carry, bear” ✧ GL/38

Element in

  • G. gulin “patient, enduring, long suffering; (lit.) burdened” ✧ GL/38
  • G. ômgulin “patient” ✧ GL/62

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√dyulu > gaul[dʲūl] > [gūl] > [gaul]✧ GL/38

Variations

  • gaul ✧ GL/38; GL/43; GL/43; GL/62
Gnomish [GL/38; GL/43; GL/62] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gûm

noun. burden

Cognates

  • Eq. kúme “pile, heap; load, burden”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KUMU “heap up”

Element in

  • G. gumlaith “weariness of spirit, depression, grief” ✧ GL/43
  • G. gumri “burden (metaphoric), worry, trouble” ✧ GL/43

Early Quenya

talan

noun. burden

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TALA “support” ✧ QL/088

Element in

  • Eq. talanda “burdened, weighed down, sad” ✧ QL/088
  • Eq. talakúme “huge burden, pile” ✧ QL/088

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TALA > talan[taland] > [talan]✧ QL/088
Early Quenya [QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by