A verb for “to live” appearing only in the imperative form cuio in the phrase cuio i Pheriain anann “long live the Halflings” or “may the Halflings live long” (LotR/953; Let/448; PE17/102). It already had this form when it appeared in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (SD/46).
Sindarin
cuith
noun. [biological process of] life, the vital principle; living body
cuithas
noun. life (period of life); living, livelihood
cuil
life
cuia-
verb. to live
cuil
life
(i guil, o chuil), no distinct pl. form except with article (i chuil)
cuil (i guil, o chuil), no distinct pl. form except with article (i chuil)