dartha-
verb. to wait, stay, remain, last, endure
brenia-
verb. to endure
brenia-
verb. to endure
The form bronio in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:7
dartha-
verb. to wait, stay, last, endure, remain
brona-
verb. to last, to survive
bór
masculine name. Faithful
har-
verb. to stand
lan i valaron arcanwar tauvar
*while the thrones of the Valar endure
tav-
verb. *to endure
@@@ might be the future of an otherwise unattested verb tav-
tauvar
(will?) endure
termar-
verb. to stand, *endure, last, (lit.) through-abide
vórima
adjective. faithful, faithful, *(lit.) able to endure; [ᴹQ.] continuous, enduring, repeated; [ᴱQ.] everlasting
vor-
verb. to endure, last, continue
A neologism originally proposed by Robert B Wilson in PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s with the sense “endure, survive” as the equivalent of N. brona- of the same meaning. In a conversation on 2025-06-10 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), Luinyelle and Arael instead suggested this verb should mean “last, continue” to be closer in sense to the basic root.
cainu-
verb. to lie down, *bend down; [+ locative] to endure, suffer (from)
larta-
verb. to wait, stay, last, endure
A neologism created by Boris Shapiro in PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s based on the root ᴹ√DAR of similar meaning. This verb was also used in Helge Fauskanger’s NQNT (NQNT).
tercol-
verb. to endure, carry through
perper-
suffer great anguish
perper- vb, "suffer great anguish", "endure to end", pa.t. perpérë (QL:73)
er-
remain
#er- "remain", verb (LT1:269; given in the form erin and glossed "remains"; erin would have to mean "I remain" in Tolkien's later Quenya, if this word is to be adapted. However, the later synonym lemya- may be preferred.)
him-
verb. adhere
lemya-
verb. remain, tarry
lemya- vb. "remain, tarry" (VT45:27)
métima
last
métima adj. "last" (Markirya), in Markirya also twice métim', since the following words (auressë, andúnë) begin in an a.
oilima
last
oilima adj."last" (MC:213, 214; this is "Qenya"), inflected or lengthened form oilimain "last (pl.)" (MC:221), oilimaisen "(MC:221), oilimaite "last" (MC:214, 221)
tar-
verb. to stand
The root √TAR is translated “stand” in notes from around 1967 (PE17/186), and its past form tarne “stood” appears in a sentence from the same document: sanome tarne Olórin, Aracorno... “there stood Gandalf, Aragorn...” (PE17/71).
Conceptual Development: Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s had ᴱQ. hyā- “stand” (PE16/132). The Quenya Verbal System (QVS) of 1948 had a past form ᴹQ. tolle “stood” (PE22/117) and an inceptive verb ᴹQ. tolu- “stand up” (PE22/114) clearly based on ᴹ√TOL (Ety/TOL²), but later in the same document had ᴹQ. thar- “stand” based on the root ᴹ√THAR (PE22/126), probably a precursor to later tar- “stand” < √TAR.
telda
last, final
telda (1) adj. "last, final" (WJ:407)
telu
adjective. last, last; end (fate), close
An apparently adjectival element in the name Telufinwë meaning “last”.
Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, ᴱQ. telu was a noun meaning “end, close” (QL/91). In the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa it was glossed “end (fate)” (PME/91).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would use this element only in compounds since it is not clear what its independent singular or plural forms would be (telo, telwi?). For the ordinary adjective, I’d use métima or telda.
tyul-
verb. to stand
A neologism coined by Alex Grigny de Castro in PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s, based on the root ᴹ√TYUL “stand up (straight)”, along with an intransitive variant ᴺQ. tyulya- and a transitive form ᴺQ. tyulta- (inspired by ᴱQ. tyulta-) suggested by Helge Fauskanger. I’d stick to attested tar- instead for “stand (intr.)”, which was published in 2007.
brenia
endure
- brenia- (i vrenia, i mreniar), 2) dartha- (i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, remain, last) (VT45:8) LONG ENDURED, see brûn under OLD
brenia
endure
(i vrenia, i mreniar)
dartha
endure
(i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, remain, last) (VT45:8)
coltha-
verb. to bear up; to weigh, balance it on scales; to be worth, value or be equivalent to; to endure
brûn
long endured
under
brona
last
(verb) 1) brona- (survive) (i vrona, i mronar), 2) dartha- (i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, remain, endure) (VT45:8)
dartha
remain
dartha- (i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, last, endure) (VT45:8)
dartha
remain
(i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, last, endure) (VT45:8)
dartha
last
(i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, wait, remain, endure) (VT45:8)
dartha
wait
dartha- (i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, remain, last, endure) (VT45:8)
dartha
wait
(i dhartha, i narthar) (stay, remain, last, endure) (VT45:8)
sador
noun. faithful one
medui
adjective. last
meth
noun/adjective. last, last; [N.] end
The noun N. meth “end” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from ᴹ✶metta under the root ᴹ√MET of the same meaning and followed by an adjective form N. methen that was also glossed “end” (Ety/MET). It reappeared as an element in the name Rochon Methestel “Rider of the Last Hope” (UT/313). It is therefore possible that meth shifted from a noun to an adjective, but its Quenya equivalent metta “ending, end” remained a noun in Tolkien’s later writings.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would avoid meth as an independent word, and would use the unambiguous noun form methed and adjective forms medui or [N.] methen. If you do use meth, I recommend using it as a noun.
sadron
noun. faithful one
brona
last
(survive) (i vrona, i mronar)
medui
last
(adjective) 1) medui (lenited vedui; no distinct pl. form), 2) meth (lenited veth, pl. mith). Note: the word is also used as a noun ”end”.
medui
last
(lenited vedui; no distinct pl. form)
meth
last
(lenited veth, pl. mith). Note: the word is also used as a noun ”end”.
penninor
last day of the year
(i benninor, o phenninor), pl. penninoer (i phenninoer). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” penninar (LR:400 s.v. YEN).
tar-
verb. to stand
khim
root. adhere, adhere, [ᴹ√] stick, cleave [to]
This root first appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stick, cleave, adhere” (Ety/KHIM) along with a deleted gloss “endure” (EtyAC/KHIM). It reappeared in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948 with the gloss “adhere” (PE22/103) and again Common Eldarin: Verb Strucure of the early 1950s with the same gloss (PE22/137).
kainu-
verb. to lie down
res
root. remain in same place
reth
root. remain in same place
A root appearing in a list of Sindarin words placed with Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959, given as √REÞ or √RES “remain in same place, hence be unmoved, patient”. It had the derivatives S. andreth “patience”, which appeared elsewhere as the name of a Bëorian woman (MR/305), and S. Arodreth “Noble Endurance”, a name appearing nowhere else. The variant √RES may have been intended to be the Quenya form.
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!
bor(on)
root. endure
The root ᴹ√BOR “endure” along with its extended form ᴹ√BORON appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s along with various derivatives having to do with endurance, faithfulness and everlastingness (Ety/BOR, BORÓN). It was simply a later version of the root ᴱ√VORO from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, unglossed but clearly of a similar meaning based on its Qenya and Gnomish derivatives like ᴱQ. voronda “faithful”, ᴱQ. vorima “everlasting” and G. bron(n) “steadfast, firm” (QL/102; GL/23-24).
Similar forms like Q. voronda or vórima “faithful” continued to appear in Tolkien’s later writing (UT/317). The well established names Q. Voronwë or S. Bronwe(g) “Steadfast, Faithful” retained the same basic form and meaning throughout Tolkien’s life, testifying to the enduring nature of the Elvish root for “endurance”.
pere
root. *endure
An unglossed root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s Tolkien said was similar in meaning to ᴱ√PENE “✱through” (QL/73). Some of its derivatives had similar meanings like ᴱQ. perma “passage; pass, aperture”, but most of its derivatives had to do with enduring and endurance. In Tolkien’s later writings the sense “endure” was generally assigned to the root ᴹ√BOR(ON).
koho
root. undergo, endure
A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “undergo, endure”, with most of its derivatives having to do with patience, such as ᴱQ. kóle “passivity, endurance, patience” and ᴱQ. kóleva “passive” (QL/47).
Neo-Eldarin: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I think these early words may be reimagined as derivatives of √KOL “bear”.
kaı̯-
verb. to lie down
rô-
verb. to remain, stay, stand; to endure
A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “remain, stay, stand”, which in combination with the dative also meant “endure” (GL/47). It appeared above an adjective form G. rô “enduring, long suffering; quiet, gentle, docile”. There was a bar joining these two words, an “X” next to the bar possibly indicating their rejection. These words may have been based on the early root ᴱ√RU’U with derivatives like ᴱQ. rue “rest, stillness, remaining, steadfastness” (QL/80).
gultha-
verb. to bear up; to weigh, balance it on scales; to be worth, value or be equivalent to; to endure
kama-
verb. to lie down; (c. loc.) to endure, suffer
A verb appearing in the Qenya Lexicon as ᴱQ. kama- “to lie down” with a transitive variant ᴱQ. kamu- “to lay down, bend down, reduce”, both under the early root ᴱ√KAMA “lie down” (QL/44). Combined with the locative, the intransitive kama- also meant “to endure, suffer”.
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update these verbs to ᴺQ. cainu- “lie down, bend down” based on the primitive inceptive verb ✶kainu- “lie down” from the early 1950s (PE22/136). I would further assume that like its earlier variant it meant “endure, suffer (from)” in combination with the locative: cainunen soiciesse “I suffered from/endured thirst, (lit.) I bent down in thirst”.
pere-
verb. to go through, pass, pierce; to endure, undergo, experience; to penetrate, get to understand; to last
perpere-
verb. to endure to end, suffer great anguish
kóleta-
verb. to endure, last
perilme metto aimaktur perperienta
we indeed endure things but martyrs endured and to the end
tulpu-
verb. to uphold, support; to aid; to endure, tolerate; to bear (with); to prop
er-
verb. to remain
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s implied by its present erin “remains” and past ēre, both under the early root ᴱ√ERE “remain alone” (QL/36).
har-
verb. to remain
hyá-
verb. to stand
oilima
adjective. last
voronda
adjective. faithful
bron-
verb. to last, endure, survive
@@@ fix derivation
thar-
verb. to stand
tol-
verb. to stand
avaltiri
collective name. Faithful
An early name of the Númenóreans who remained faithful to the Valar, later called the “Elf-friends”: Ad. Nimruzîrim, Q. Elendili. It is not clear what language this word belongs to, but it may contain the word Adûnaic word for the Valar: Avalô.
A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “wait, stay, last, endure” under the root ᴹ√DAR “stay, wait, stop, remain” (Ety/DAR).