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!

Early Quenya

er

adverb/conjunction. only, but, still

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

er

adverb/adjective. one, only, alone, a single

Early Quenya [GL/32; PE14/047; PE14/049; PE14/079; PE14/082; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erinti

feminine name. Erinti

Early Quenya [LR/165; LRI/Erinti; LT1/062; LT1A/Erinti; LT1I/Erinti; PE14/015; PME/036; PME/039; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erúmea

adjective. outer, outermost

Early Quenya [LT1A/Neni Erúmëar; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erda

adjective. solitary, deserted

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ered lómin

place name. Echoing Mountains

The mountains to the east of Hithlum translated “Echoing Mountains” (S/118), a combination of the plural of orod “mountain” and NS. lómin “echoing” (SA/lóm). This name must be in the North Sindarin dialect, since in ordinary (West) Sindarin word for “echoing” was S. loven (PE17/133).

Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this name first appeared as Eryd-Lómin with the meaning “Mountains of Shadow” (SM/139, 296), with the second element a remnant of G. lómin “shadowy”. This name was generally revised to Eredwethion “Shadowy Mountains” (SM/140, 221), while the name Eredlómin was repurposed for the “Echoing Mountains” (SM/268, LR/259).

Since the adjective lómin no longer fit Noldorin phonology, Tolkien explained it as a loan word from Ilk. lómen “echoing”, adapted from the name Ilk. Lóminorthin (Ety/LAM). After Tolkien abandoned the Ilkorin language, he formulated the new derivation from the North Sindarin dialect, as noted above.

Early Quenya [S/118; SA/lóm; SI/Echoing Mountains; SI/Ered Lómin; UTI/Ered Lómin; WJ/192; WJI/Eryd Lómin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eriollo

place name. Ironcliffs

Qenya name for G. Angol appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/19), a compound of ere(n) “iron” and ollo “cliff” according to Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Eriol). In the tales themselves this name appeared as Erenol, but was soon changed to Evadrien.

Early Quenya [GL/19; LT1A/Eriol; LT1I/Eriol; LT2/334; LT2I/Erenol; LT2I/Evadrien] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erumaite

adjective. one handed

A word for “one handed” in the Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s, a combination of ᴱQ. eru “once” and ᴱQ. maite “handed” (PE14/51, 81; PE16/140). As published in PE14, the form given for the manuscript version of EQG was erumaili (PE14/51), but according to Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson this was a misprint for erumaite (PE16/140).

Early Quenya [PE14/051; PE14/084; PE16/140] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erintion

proper name. second half of January

A period described as the “second half of January”, derived from the name of Erinti and appearing in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/36).

Early Quenya [LT1A/Erinti; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

er-

verb. to remain

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eresse

adverb. alone, by oneself, singly, only; once

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tol Eressëa; PE14/047; PE14/051; PE14/079; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eruman

place name. beyond the abode of the Mánir

Early Quenya [GL/20; GL/31; LBI/Eruman; LT1/079; LT1/083; LT1/091; LT1/131; LT1/155; LT1A/Eruman; LT1A/Neni Erúmëar; LT1I/Arvalin; LT1I/Eruman; LT2I/Eruman; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eru

adverb. outward

Early Quenya [QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ere(n)

noun. iron, steel

Early Quenya [GL/38; LT1A/Eriol; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eremandu

place name. Hells of Iron

Early Quenya [LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Eriol; PE15/20; PME/036; QL/031; QL/036; QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eressea

adjective. lonely

Early Quenya [GL/33; LT1A/Tol Eressëa; PE14/047; PE14/079; PE15/74; PME/036; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eriol

masculine name. One Who Dreams Alone

Early Quenya [LBI/Eriol; LT1/014; LT1A/Eriol; LT1I/Eriol; LT2I/Eriol; PE15/07; QL/069] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ere-

verb. to go

Early Quenya [PE16/133] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ere-

prefix. out

Early Quenya [QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erefainu

noun. release

Early Quenya [QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eru

adverb. once

Early Quenya [PE14/051; PE14/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erus(ta)

noun/adjective. outside

Early Quenya [QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erya

adjective. only, single

Early Quenya [PE14/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erevainu

noun. release

nierme

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

oryat

noun. badger

A word appearing as ᴱQ. oryat “badger” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” (QL/70). Tolkien marked the word with a “?” and gave it two different stem forms oryak- and oryap-. In the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, the word had only one stem form oryap-, and appeared beside a longer form oryapin, perhaps an accusative or feminine form (PE12/xxi). With this stem form, it might be a combination of ᴱ√ORO “high” with (onomatopoeic?) ᴱ√YAPA “snarl”, so perhaps originally meaning “✱high-yapper” referring to the badger’s high-pitched bark, as suggested by Lokyt in a 2021 Discord chat.

Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. oryat (oryap-) “badger” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, with the semi-onomatopoeic derivation “✱high-yapper” suggested above.

Early Quenya [PME/070; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

arqilis

noun. desert

A word given in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “desert”, apparently a noun formation from ᴱQ. arqa “arid, parched, dry” (QL/32).

Early Quenya [PME/032; QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mel(i)na

adjective. dear

ama

noun. mother

Early Quenya [PME/030; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ambi

noun. mother

Early Quenya [PME/030; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amis

noun. mother

Early Quenya [PME/030; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

avesta

noun. summer

Early Quenya [PE13/137; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

paláva

adjective. wandering

Early Quenya [QL/071] Group: Eldamo. Published by

(m)ambe

noun. mother

Early Quenya [PE16/135] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amaimi

noun. mother

ambe

noun. mother

ammi

noun. mother

saiwali

noun. summer

Early Quenya [PME/081; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

âmi

noun. mother

aldare

noun. wood

A word glossed “wood” in the margins of Tolkien’s notes on The Creatures of the Earth from the 1910s, clearly an elaboration ᴱQ. alda “tree” as suggested by Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson (PE14/7).

Early Quenya [PE14/007] Group: Eldamo. Published by

málos

noun. forest

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as the cognate of G. goloth “forest”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- (GL/41). This is likely a combination of ᴱ✶ŋu̯a “together” and some elaboration of the root ᴱ√ALA “spread”, the basis of “tree” words, so probably originally “✱together spread(ing)” or something to that effect.

Early Quenya [GL/41; LT2A/Golosbrindi] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ulird(e)a

adjective. pitiless, cruel, (lit.) without bowels

@@@ possibly based on unattested hir(d) “innards, bowels, guts”, cognate of ᴱN. girdh, as suggested by Damien Bador in private correspondance

Early Quenya [PE13/144; PE13/161] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lunde timpínea

proper name. April

A name for the month of April in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/56), a combination of lunde “month” and timpínea “showery” (i.e. “April showers”).

Early Quenya [QL/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lunde tiqilindea

proper name. February

A name for the month of February in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/56), a combination of lunde “month” and tiqilindea “thawing”.

Early Quenya [QL/056] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lómina

adjective. shadowy

A word for “shadowy” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjective form of ᴱQ. lōmin “shade, shadow” (QL/55).

Early Quenya [QL/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tuiléris

proper name. April

A name for the month of April in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/96), apparently an elaboration of Tuilére “Spring”.

Early Quenya [QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elmavoite

masculine name. One-handed

Early Quenya [LT2/034; LT2A/Elmavoitë; LT2A/Ermabwed; LT2I/Elmavoitë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angamandi

place name. Hells of Iron

Early Quenya [GL/19; LBI/Angamandi; LT1/077; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Eriol; LT1A/Mandos; LT1I/Angamandi; LT2/051; LT2I/Angamandi; PE15/20; PE15/62; PME/036; QL/031; QL/058; SMI/Angamandi] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tur

noun. king

Early Quenya [LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; LT1A/Sorontur; PE13/154; PE16/138; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/147] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ehta

noun. thorn

Early Quenya [PE13/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by

irya

noun. wish

Early Quenya [PE13/116] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ka

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/054] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lantanwa

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/006] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lilyen

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

linqarassea

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lossiattea

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/147] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lungwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

maite

adjective. handed

Early Quenya [PE14/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nyúken

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pingwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tantilta-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tie-

verb. to go

Early Quenya [PE16/133] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tultárie

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

táne

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE13/161] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ukárele

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/006] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yu

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/146] Group: Eldamo. Published by

an

noun. gift

Early Quenya [GL/62; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anga

noun. iron

Early Quenya [GL/19; LT1/100; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Tilkal; PE13/159; PE14/107; QL/031; QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ar

noun. child

Early Quenya [PE13/160; PE16/135; PME/032; QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ekke

noun. thorn

Early Quenya [PME/035; QL/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ematte

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

faika

adjective. free

Early Quenya [QL/037] Group: Eldamo. Published by

faire

adjective. free

Early Quenya [LT1A/Dor Faidwen; PE12/016; QL/037] Group: Eldamo. Published by

har-

verb. to remain

Early Quenya [QL/039] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hi

pronoun. she; 3rd sg. fem. pronoun

Early Quenya [PE14/052; PE14/053; PE14/054; PE14/059; PE14/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hil(de)

noun. child

Early Quenya [GL/49; PME/040; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ken-

verb. to prick

Early Quenya [QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

koli-

verb. to prick

Early Quenya [QL/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

las

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/051] Group: Eldamo. Published by

láwakéle

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/052] Group: Eldamo. Published by

líse

adjective. sweet

Early Quenya [GL/39; QL/055] Group: Eldamo. Published by

melin

adjective. dear, beloved

Early Quenya [PE14/045; PE14/077; PE15/71; QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mile

noun. seed

Early Quenya [QL/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by

minya

ordinal. first

Early Quenya [PE14/051; PE14/082; PE14/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mir

cardinal. one

Early Quenya [LT1A/Minethlos; PME/061; QL/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nauto

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/064] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nawa-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/064] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orne

noun. tree

Early Quenya [PE13/164; PE16/080; PE16/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by

oro-

verb. to rise

Early Quenya [LT1A/Kalormë; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

póya

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/074] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saile

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [GL/72] Group: Eldamo. Published by

santa

adjective. dear, beloved

Early Quenya [PE16/143; QL/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sauke

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/082] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sinqita-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sivilda

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

suksa

adjective. sweet

Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sutya

adjective. sweet

Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

súlimarya

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

súme

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

taure

noun. forest

Early Quenya [LT2/089; MC/213; MC/220; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077; PE16/080; PE16/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tirípti

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [LT1/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tongo

noun. iron

Early Quenya [QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

toron

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

usult

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vala

noun. God

Early Quenya [GL/18; GL/21; LBI/Valar; LT1/061; LT1A/Valar; LT1I/Valar; LT2A/Valar; LT2I/Valar; PE13/103; PE14/010; PE15/08; PE15/21; PE15/72; PME/099; QL/039; QL/099] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vardo

noun. prince

Early Quenya [LT2A/Tevildo] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yando

adverb. also

Early Quenya [PE15/69; QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alle

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

anaukante

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aukaine

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eant

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fingwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hingwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hyanta

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

intya

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/107] Group: Eldamo. Published by

min-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/028] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ningwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pundo

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/111] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ralle

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saqa-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE14/034] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tyanta

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/142] Group: Eldamo. Published by

umpai

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE12/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

valle

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/143] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vingwe

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [PE16/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amillion

noun. February

Early Quenya [LT1A/Amillo; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

arne

noun. child

el

adverb/adjective. one

i-

prefix. she; 3rd sg. fem. pronoun

kaitoile

noun. rest

Early Quenya [QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kolimen

noun. prick

Early Quenya [QL/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laisifalle

noun. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/052] Group: Eldamo. Published by

olirdea

adjective. pitiless, cruel, (lit.) without bowels

orme

noun. tree

piosenna

noun. holly

Early Quenya [LT2A/Silpion; PME/074; QL/074] Group: Eldamo. Published by

porokoi

?. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rauka

adjective. swift

sovalwaris

noun. February

Early Quenya [QL/086] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tahorme

noun. mountain

talarin

adjective. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

taorme

noun. mountain

taurie

noun. forest

turanion

noun. prince

turillo

noun. prince

Early Quenya [PME/096; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tánie

adjective. [unglossed]

túranu

noun. king

Early Quenya [QL/095] Group: Eldamo. Published by

túrion

noun. prince

upaitya-

verb. [unglossed]

Early Quenya [QL/034] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vardar

noun. king

Early Quenya [LT1A/Varda; QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

áno

noun. gift