Quenya 

erinqua

single, alone

erinqua adj. "single, alone" (VT42:10)

erinqua

adjective. single, alone

Cognates

  • S. ereb “single, alone, lonely, single, alone, lonely, [N.] isolated” ✧ VT42/10

Derivations

  • ✶erikwa “single, alone” ✧ VT42/10

Elements

WordGloss
er“one, alone, one, alone; [ᴱQ.] only, a single”
-inqua“-ful, complete”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶erikwa > erinqua[eriŋkwā] > [eriŋkwa]✧ VT42/10

erya

single, sole

erya adj. "single, sole" (ERE)

rea

adjective. single

Quenya [PE 22:158] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

rëa

adjective. single

Derivations

  • ✶rē “single item take out of a (long) series” ✧ PE22/158
    • √ER “one, single, alone, one, single, alone; [ᴹ√] be alone, deprived; [ᴱ√] remain alone” ✧ PE22/158

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶rē > rëa[rea]✧ PE22/158

erolamo

 masculine name. one who dreams alone, (lit.) alone-dreamer

An adaptation of the Qenya name Ereol given to Ælfwine by the elves of Tol Eressëa in Tolkien's earlier material. Formed in such a way as to preserve its original meaning of "One Who Dreams Alone." Derived from er "one, alone" and óla- "to dream."

Elements

WordGloss
er“one, alone; [ᴱQ.] only, a single”
óla-“to dream”

Variations

  • Erolo
Quenya [Parf Edhellen entrie(s): Eriol; Ereol; √ER; √OLOS] Group: Neologism. Published by

Sindarin 

erui

adjective. single, alone

The proper word for first in Sindarin was minui

Sindarin [TI/312, WR/436, VT/42:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

erui

adjective. first (incorrect use by the Gondorians)

The proper word for first in Sindarin was minui

Sindarin [TI/312, WR/436, VT/42:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

er

adjective. single

Sindarin [VT/48:6] Group: SINDICT. Published by

minai

adjective. single, distinct, unique

Sindarin [Ety/373, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

erui

single

erui (first, alone). No distinct pl. form. 3) minai (distinct, unique), lenited vinai; pl. mini

erui

single

(first, alone). No distinct pl. form. 3) minai (distinct, unique), lenited vinai; pl. mini**

er

single

1) er (pl. ir) (VT48:6), 2)

er

single

(pl. ir) (VT48:6)

Primitive elvish

erikwa

adjective. single, alone

Derivatives

  • Q. erinqua “single, alone” ✧ VT42/10
  • S. ereb “single, alone, lonely, single, alone, lonely, [N.] isolated” ✧ VT42/10

Elements

WordGloss
ER“one, single, alone, one, single, alone; [ᴹ√] be alone, deprived; [ᴱ√] remain alone”
-ikwā“-ful, adjectival suffix”
Primitive elvish [VT42/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

eriol

adjective. single, alone

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. erya “single, sole, only” ✧ Ety/ERE

Elements

WordGloss
er“one, alone”
-(i)ol“active participle; adjective suffix”
Noldorin [Ety/ERE; PE22/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

minei

adjective. single, distinct, unique

Noldorin [Ety/373, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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!

Qenya 

ereol

masculine name. Ereol

Another name for Ælfwine appearing in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, revised from Eriol (LR/203). This character was the Anglo-saxon traveller who translated the tales of the Elves into Old English while in Tol Eressëa; this was the (fictional) source Tolkien used in his own writing of the tales.

Conceptual Development: This name is a remnant of ᴱQ. Eriol from the earliest Lost Tales who played the same role; in those early tales the name was given as Qenya and glossed “One Who Dreams Alone” (LT1/14). The name appeared in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s as Erioll-, who was described as “a dreamer” under the root ᴱ√OLO (QL/69). Christopher Tolkien suggested the name was derived from a combination of the roots ᴱ√ERE “remain alone” and ᴱ√LORO “slumber” (LT1A/Eriol).

Tolkien introduced the name Ælfwine for this character towards the end of the Lost Tales (LT2/278), but the name Eriol/Ereol continued to appear in Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s (SM/165-6, note #10; LR/203). In Tolkien’s later writings, however, he used only the name Ælfwine.

Changes

  • Eriol → Ereol ✧ LR/203

Variations

  • Eriol ✧ LR/203; LRI/Eriol; MRI/Eriol; SMI/Eriol; WJI/Ereol
Qenya [LR/203; LRI/Eriol; MRI/Eriol; SMI/Eriol; WJI/Ereol] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

eriol

masculine name. Eriol

Cognates

  • Eq. Eriol “One Who Dreams Alone” ✧ PE15/07

Early Quenya

eriol

masculine name. One Who Dreams Alone

Cognates

Elements

WordGloss
ERE“remain alone”
OLO“*dream”

Variations

  • Eriole ✧ PE15/07 (Eriole)
  • Erioldo ✧ PE15/07
  • Erioll- ✧ QL/069
Early Quenya [LBI/Eriol; LT1/014; LT1A/Eriol; LT1I/Eriol; LT2I/Eriol; PE15/07; QL/069] Group: Eldamo. Published by