limpë
(wine), drink of the valar
miruvor
mead
miruvor, full form miruvórë noun "mead", "a special wine or cordial"; possessive miruvóreva "of mead" (Nam, RGEO:66; WJ:399).In the "Qenya Lexicon", miruvórë was defined "nectar, drink of the Valar" (LT1:261).
miru
noun. wine
Element in
gwîn
noun. wine, vine
The wine of Dor-Winion occurs in the Lay of the children of Húrin and a place located either in the "burning South" in the first version, or probably east of the Blue Mountains in the second. Then we have Dorwinion as a meadow-land in Tol Eressëa at the end of the Quenta Silmarillion. It reappears in The Hobbit, and was finally placed North-West of the Sea of Rhûn in the decorated map by Pauline Baynes (see HL/115-117 for discussion). The meaning of this name is unknown and has been largely discussed. What do we have indeed in this "Winion", or rather gwinion since the initial w- must come from lenition? According to Christopher Tolkien, the Lay was begun c. 1918 and was composed during his father's stay at Leeds, a date meaning that the word can be Gnomish, possibly Early Noldorin, or in an indigenous language of Beleriand. In Gnomish and later in Doriathrin and Ilkorin, there is a genitive plural ending -ion which may very well be contained in this word. Then we would segment gwin-ion "of gwin". The context calls for "wine", "vine" or something similar. It can hardly be a coincidence that gwin is precisely the Welsh word for "wine", a loan from the Latin vinum, as the English "wine" itself
miru
noun. wine
Element in
- ᴺS. mirwelthen “vintage, *(lit.) wine pressing”
- ᴺS. mirybin “grape, (lit.) wine-berry”
ŷ
noun. wine
A neologism for “wine” coined by Hialmr appearing in VQP (VQP), based on ᴱQ. io “wine” (PE16/141).
Cognates
- Eq. io “wine”
gwîn
noun. wine, vine
The wine of Dor-Winion occurs in the Lay of the children of Húrin and a place located either in the "burning South" in the first version, or probably east of the Blue Mountains in the second. Then we have Dorwinion as a meadow-land in Tol Eressëa at the end of the Quenta Silmarillion. It reappears in The Hobbit, and was finally placed North-West of the Sea of Rhûn in the decorated map by Pauline Baynes (see HL/115-117 for discussion). The meaning of this name is unknown and has been largely discussed. What do we have indeed in this "Winion", or rather gwinion since the initial w- must come from lenition? According to Christopher Tolkien, the Lay was begun c. 1918 and was composed during his father's stay at Leeds, a date meaning that the word can be Gnomish, possibly Early Noldorin, or in an indigenous language of Beleriand. In Gnomish and later in Doriathrin and Ilkorin, there is a genitive plural ending -ion which may very well be contained in this word. Then we would segment gwin-ion "of gwin". The context calls for "wine", "vine" or something similar. It can hardly be a coincidence that gwin is precisely the Welsh word for "wine", a loan from the Latin vinum, as the English "wine" itself
gwîn
adjective. young
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!
mirub
noun. wine
Element in
Variations
- midu ✧ PE17/064
limpe
noun. wine, drink of the Valar, wine, drink of the Valar, [ᴱQ.] drink of the fairies, fairy-drink, elfwine
A noun glossed “(wine), drink of the Valar”, in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√LIP (Ety/LIP).
Conceptual Development: ᴱQ. limpe appeared in Tolkien’s earlier writings of the 1910s and 20s as a derivative of the early root ᴱ√LIPI and variously glossed “drink of the fairies” (QL/54), “fairy-drink” (PME/54), and “elfwine” (PE16/141). In a list of names associated with The Lost Tales it had a longer form limpelis (PE15/7).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would use this word for ordinary “wine” only, since the “drink of the Valar” is commonly Q. miruvórë in Tolkien’s later writings.
Derivations
- ᴹ√LIP “*wine” ✧ Ety/LIP
Element in
- ᴺQ. limpevorma “wine-press”
- ᴺQ. limpunqua “drunken”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LIP > limpe [limpe] ✧ Ety/LIP
gurmir
noun. drink of the Valar, *(lit.) sweet wine
miros
noun. wine
Cognates
- Eq. miru “wine” ✧ LT1A/Miruvor
mîr
noun. wine
The words for “wine” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s were (archaic) G. †mîr and (ordinary) G. miros (GL/57), both related to ᴱQ. miru “wine” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/61).
Neo-Sindarin: In Tolkien’s later writing, S. mîr was “jewel” and S. miruvor was a loan word from Q. miruvórë, where the initial element was based on Val. mirub “wine” (PE17/37-38; WJ/399). As such I use ᴺQ. miru for “wine”, and I would also used ᴺS. miru for “wine” as another loan word from Quenya and an element in S. miruvor. This assumes both “wine” (from grapes) and miruvor were drinks introduced by the Noldor.
Cognates
- Eq. miru “wine” ✧ LT1A/Miruvor
Element in
- G. gurmir “drink of the Valar, *(lit.) sweet wine” ✧ GL/57; LT1A/Miruvor
- G. miros “wine” ✧ GL/57
- G. mirofor “drink of the Gods” ✧ GL/57; LT1A/Miruvor
- G. mirwelthin “vintage” ✧ GL/57
- G. mirobin “grape” ✧ GL/57
Variations
- mîr¹ ✧ GL/57
miruvóre
noun. nectar, drink of the Valar, sweet drink
Cognates
- G. mirofor “drink of the Gods” ✧ GL/43; LT1A/Miruvor
Derivations
- ᴱ✶miros’w̯or- ✧ GL/43
Elements
Word Gloss miru “wine” wóre “sweet (to taste only)” Variations
- miruvor ✧ LT1/153; LT1/160; PME/061
- Miruvor ✧ LT1A/Miruvor; LT1I/Miruvor
- miruvórë ✧ LT1A/Miruvor; LT1I/Miruvor
- miruvōre ✧ PME/061; QL/061
io
noun. wine
A word appearing as {úle >> eo >>} io “wine” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/141).
Conceptual Development: A possible precursor to this word is ᴱQ. ulme “a kind of wine” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived the early root ᴱ√ULU “pour” (QL/97).
Changes
úle→ eo ✧ PE16/141eo→ io ✧ PE16/141Cognates
- ᴺS. ŷ “wine”
Variations
- úle ✧ PE16/141 (
úle)- eo ✧ PE16/141 (
eo)
miru
noun. wine
A word appearing as ᴱQ. miru “wine” in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s as the basis for the name of the drink of the Valar: ᴱQ. miruvóre (QL/61; PME/61).
Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writing, the initial element of Q. miruvórë was derived from the Valarin word Val. mirub “wine”, but I think ᴺQ. miru “wine” can also be retained as an adaptation of that Valarin word.
Cognates
Element in
- Eq. mirukarne “wine-red” ✧ QL/061
- Eq. miru mirmila “*wine rippling” ✧ QL/061
- Eq. mirúva “like wine, winy” ✧ QL/061
- Eq. miruvóre “nectar, drink of the Valar, sweet drink” ✧ LT1A/Miruvor; QL/061
Variations
- Miru ✧ QL/061
enga
noun. mead
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “mead” in the sense “✱meadow”, a derivative of ᴱ√EŊE (QL/36).
Derivations
- ᴱ√EŊE “*plane, level” ✧ QL/036
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√EŊE > enga [eŋgā] > [eŋga] ✧ QL/036
limpë noun "(wine), drink of the Valar" (LIP), cf. the early "Qenya" gloss"drink of the fairies" (LT1:258)