Quenya 

queletya-

verb. to rot

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Gnomish

drib-

verb. to rot, decay, wear out

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s translated “rot, decay, wear out” based on the early root ᴱ√nṛq- (GL/30). This root was glossed “to wither, fade, shrivel” in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/68).

narcos

noun. rot, decay

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s translated “rot, decay” (GL/59), probably based on the early root ᴱ√NṚQṚ “to wither, fade, shrivel” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/68).

narp

adjective. rotten, decayed, corrupt; overripe

An adjective in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s translated “rotten, decayed, corrupt; overripe” (GL/59), probably based on the early root ᴱ√NṚQṚ “to wither, fade, shrivel” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/68).

Early Primitive Elvish

qele

root. perish, die, decay, fade

Early Primitive Elvish [QL/076] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

qeletya-

verb. to rot

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. qeletya “rot (intr.)” in the Qenya Lexicon with past tense qeleksine- and thus probably related to ᴱQ. qelet (qelekt-) “corpse”, both under the same early root ᴱ√QELE “perish, die, decay, fail” (QL/76). The present tense form of the verb therefore probably involves the sound change of ky > ty.

Neo-Quenya: Since ᴹQ. qelet “corpse” < ᴹ√KWEL appears in Tolkien’s later writings, I would retain ᴺQ. queletya- “to rot” as well.

Early Quenya [QL/076] Group: Eldamo. Published by