Quenya 

lussa-

to whisper

lussa- vb. "to whisper" (SLUS/SRUS). Since Tolkien eventually decided that roots in sl- yield Quenya words in hl- (though this was pronounced l- in late Exilic Quenya), it may be that the spelling *hlussa- is to be preferred.

Sindarin 

lhoss

whisper

(?i thloss or ?i loss [the lenition product of lh is uncertain], construct lhos), pl. lhyss (?i lyss). – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” thloss, floss.

rhoss

whisper

(?i thross or ?i ross* – the lenition product of **rh***- is uncertain; construct rhos) (rustling sound), pl. rhyss (?idh ryss). – Suggested S form of ”N” thross**.


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Middle Primitive Elvish

slus

root. whisper

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with variants ᴹ√SLUS and ᴹ√SRUS; it was glossed “whisper” with derivatives like ᴹQ. lussa- “to whisper” and ᴹQ. lusse/N. thloss/floss “whispering sound” (Ety/SLUS). The only sign of ᴹ√SRUS was the variant form N. thross of N. thloss/floss.

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. hlussa- “to whisper”
  • ᴹQ. lussa- “to whisper” ✧ Ety/SLUS
  • ᴺQ. hlussë “whispering sound, *whisper”
  • ᴹQ. lusse “whispering sound” ✧ Ety/SLUS
  • ᴺS. lhoss
  • N. floss “whispering or rustling sound” ✧ Ety/SLUS
  • N. thross “whispering or rustling sound” ✧ Ety/SLUS
  • ᴺS. lhossa- “to whisper, rustle”

Variations

  • SRUS ✧ Ety/SLUS
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srus

root. whisper

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Gnomish

cwithri

noun. whisper

rui

noun. whisper

Element in

  • G. ruitha- “to whisper, rustle” ✧ GL/66; LT1A/Rúmil
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