balch
adjective. fierce
balch
adjective. fierce, ferocious, fierce, ferocious; [N.] cruel
bregol
adjective. quick, sudden, quick, sudden, [N.] violent, *fierce
glam
noun. din, uproar, the confused yelling and bellowing of beasts, din, uproar, bellowing of beasts, [N.] shouting, confused noise; barbarous speech; [ᴱN.] hatred, [G.] loathing, fierce hate
bregolas
masculine name. *Fierceness
6th chief of the House of Bëor (S/148). His name is simply the noun [N.] bregolas “fierceness” used as a name (Ety/BERÉK).
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies from the 1930s, the name N. Bregolas was translated “Fierceness” and was given as a derivative of the root ᴹ√BEREK along with N. bregol “fierce” (Ety/BERÉK), which is the source of the derivation given above.
braig
fierce
braig (wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)
braig
fierce
(wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)
bregolas
fierceness
bregolas (i vregolas), pl. bregolais (i mregolais) if there is a pl. Archaic *bregaulas.
bregolas
fierceness
(i vregolas), pl. bregolais (i mregolais) if there is a pl. Archaic ✱bregaulas.
bara
fiery
1) bara (eager), lenited vara, pl. berai, 2) nórui (sunny). No distinct pl. form.
bara
fiery
(eager), lenited vara, pl. berai
nórui
fiery
(sunny). No distinct pl. form.
ruin
fiery red
(burning); no distinct pl. form. Also used as noun ”red flame, blazing fire”. (Silm app, entry ruin; PM:366) Note: a homophone means ”slot, spoor, track, footprint”.
ascar
violent
1) ascar (rushing, impetuous), pl. escair. Also spelt asgar (pl. esgair). 2) bregol (sudden, fierce), lenited vregol, pl. bregoel. Archaic *bregaul.
braig
wild
(fierce), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)
bregol
violent
(sudden, fierce), lenited vregol, pl. bregoel. Archaic ✱bregaul.
rhaw
wild
1) rhaw (untamed). Lenited ?thraw or ?raw (the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhoe. (VT46:10) Note: a homophone means ”flesh, body”, 2) braig (fierce), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34), 3) lothren (waste), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)
Turgon
noun. Turgon
prop. n.
Turgon
noun. Turgon
master-shout (if interpretable at all); tûr (“mastery, victory”) + caun (“outcry, clamour” ) S name of Turukáno.
bragol
adjective. sudden
bragol
adjective. sudden
fair
adjective. quick
_adj. _quick, ready, prompt. >> feir
feir
adjective. quick
_adj. _quick, ready, prompt. >> fair
graw
noun. bear
graw
noun. bear
A Sindarin word for “bear” in notes from the late 1960s, derived from primitive ✶grā (VT47/12).
Neo-Sindarin: Its Quenya cognate Q. roa had the revised meaning {“bear” >>} “dog”, so for purposes of Neo-Sindarin it is probably best to stick with [N.] brôg and ᴺS. medli [N. megli] as words for “bear”.
medli
noun. bear
rhavan
noun. wild man
rhaw
adjective. wild
adj. wild. Q. hráva. Tolkien wrote this entry as "rhaw [f]" (PE17:78).
Turgon
Turgon
Turgon is the Sindarized version of his Quenya father-name, Turukáno. The latter contains the element káno ("commander").
ascar
violent
(rushing, impetuous), pl. escair. Also spelt asgar (pl. esgair).
bragol
sudden
1) bragol (lenited vragol), pl. bragoel. Archaic *bragaul. 2) brêg (quick, lively), lenited vrêg, pl. brîg.
bragol
sudden
(lenited vragol), pl. bragoel. Archaic ✱bragaul.
breged
suddenness
(i vreged) (violence), pl. bregid (i mregid) if there is a pl. Note: the word is also used as adv. "suddenly".
brêg
quick
brêg (sudden, lively), lenited vrêg, pl. brîg
brêg
quick
(sudden, lively), lenited vrêg, pl. brîg
brêg
sudden
(quick, lively), lenited vrêg, pl. brîg.
brôg
bear
(i vrôg, construct brog), pl. brŷg (i mrŷg)
glam
din
glam (i **lam) (uproar, tumult, confused yelling of beasts; shouting, confused noise; a body of Orcs), pl. glaim (in glaim), coll. pl. glammath **
glam
din
(i ’lam) (uproar, tumult, confused yelling of beasts; shouting, confused noise; a body of Orcs), pl. glaim (in glaim), coll. pl. glammath
graw
bear
(noun) 1) graw (i **raw), pl. groe (in groe), coll. pl. ?grawath or ?groath (VT47:12). 2) brôg (i vrôg, construct brog), pl. brŷg (i mrŷg**), 3) *medli (i vedli), no distinct pl. form except with article (i medli). The word literally means ”honey-eater”. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” megli.
graw
bear
(i ’raw), pl. groe (in groe), coll. pl. ?grawath or ?groath (VT47:12).
hûr
fiery spirit
(i chûr, o chûr, construct hur) (readiness for action, vigour), pl. huir (i chuir) if there is a pl.
lothren
wild
(waste), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)
medli
bear
(i vedli), no distinct pl. form except with article (i medli). The word literally means ”honey-eater”. – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” megli.
medlin
bearish, of bears
(adjective derived from medli ”bear”), lenited vedlin, no distinct pl. form. – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” meglin.
rhaw
wild
(untamed). Lenited ?thraw or ?raw (the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhoe. (VT46:10) Note: a homophone means ”flesh, body”
rinc
sudden move
(twitch, jerk, trick), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rinc), coll. pl. ringath.
tevas
noun. hatred
bregol
adjective. violent, sudden, *fierce
breig
adjective. wild, fierce
braig
adjective. wild, fierce
The form brerg in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:34
bregol
adjective. violent, sudden, fierce
breig
adjective. wild, fierce
The form brerg in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:34
bregolas
noun. fierceness, fierceness, *ferocity
bregolas
masculine name. Fierceness
bregolas
noun. fierceness
bara
adjective. fiery
brôg
noun. bear
A noun for “bear” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶morókō under the root ᴹ√MOROK (Ety/MORÓK), where the initial syllable reduced to m’rokō and then the initial mr became br.
Conceptual Development: A likely precursor to this word is ᴱN. gorch “bear” (also “fierce fighter”) from Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/145, 149).
ascar
adjective. violent, rushing, impetuous
asgar
adjective. violent, rushing, impetuous
bara
adjective. eager
brôg
noun. bear
megli
noun. bear
rhaw
adjective. wild, untamed
Meaning rectified according to VT/46:10
turgon
masculine name. Turgon
walka
adjective. fierce, ferocious
morokō
noun. bear
valca
adjective. fierce, ferocious
sára
fiery
sára (2) adj. "fiery" (LT1:248; this "Qenya" word may have been obsoleted by # 1 above)
uruitë
fiery
uruitë adj. "fiery" (UR; thisstem was struck out in Etym, but several words that must be derived from it occur in LotR, so it seems that Tolkien restored it.)
uruvoitë
fiery
uruvoitë adj. "fiery" (LT1:271)
úruva
fiery
úruva adj. "fiery" (from UR; this stem was struck out in Etym, but several words that must be derived from it occur in LotR, so it seems that Tolkien restored it. The word úruva also occurred in early "Qenya"; in LT1:271 it is glossed "like fire".)
Turucáno
turgon
Turucáno ("k") masc. name "Turgon" (PM:344). The meaning is something like "powerful commander" (see cáno). Another version gives Turondo "lord of stone" as the Q name of Turgon(d). (PE17:115), with a wholly distinct final element.
col-
bear, carry
#col- vb. "bear, carry", not attested by itself by suggested by colindo and colla, q.v.; also compare Tancol.
colca
box
colca ("k") noun "box" (QL:47)
hráva
wild
hráva adj. "wild" (PE17:78); see ráva #1.
limbë
quick, swift
limbë (1) adj. (stem limbi-, given primitive form ¤lĭmbĭ) "quick, swift" (PE17:18)
merca
wild, untamed
[merca ("k")adj. "wild, untamed" (MERÉK, VT45:34)] Compare verca.
moc-
hate
moc- _("k")_vb. "hate" (given as mocir ["k"] "I hate" in LT1:258; read *mocin if the word is to be adapted to Tolkien's later Quenya)
morco
bear
morco ("k")noun "bear" (MORÓK)
tévië
hatred
tévië noun "hatred" (LT1:268; according to QL:90 the first vowel should be long)
verca
wild
verca ("k")adj. "wild" (BERÉK)
colca
noun. box
urug
noun. bear
A noun translated “bear” (SD/426), also given by Tolkien as an example of how common-nouns can be altered into masculine and feminine forms using the suffixes -û and -î: urgī “female bear, she-bear” (SD/435).
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!
grum
adjective. fierce
gruim
adjective. fierce
torod
adjective. fierce, violent
An adjective in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “fierce, violent” (GL/71), probably based on the early root ᴱ√TORO (QL/94).
arc
adjective. fierce, harsh, ill tempered; awkward, difficult
arch
adjective. fierce, harsh; awkward, difficult
glâm
noun. hatred, loathing, fierce hate
orcômin
adjective. fierce and bloody minded
saichwed
adjective. fiery, fierce
sairin
adjective. fiery, fierce
udrug
adjective. intractable, fierce, untamed
turgon
masculine name. Turgon
brann
adjective. fierce
graim
adjective. ?fierce
turgon
masculine name. fierce k[ing]
gorch
noun. bear; fierce fighter
cón
noun. box
The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s has G. colc “chest, box” (GL/26), clearly a cognate to ᴱQ. KOLKA “a box” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/47). Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s instead has ᴱN. cón {“fierce” >>} “box” (PE13/140).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would adapt the Gnomish word as ᴺS. colch “box, chest” for better compatibility with ᴺQ. colca “box”.
arch
adjective. rough
glam(m)
noun. hatred
berek
root. *sudden, fierce
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives having to do with quickness, suddenness and fierceness (Ety/BERÉK), replacing rejected ᴹ√MEREK and ᴹ√BHERÉK (Ety/MERÉK; EtyAC/MERÉK). One notable derivative is the name N. Bregolas “Fierceness”, which continued to appear as S. Bregolas (albeit untranslated) in later versions of The Silmarillion (S/148). It seems likely this root was also an element in the name Bregalad “Quickbeam”, first introduced in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/419) and retaining this form and meaning thereafter (LotR/482).
One of the 1930s derivatives of this root was N. Dagor Vregedúr “Battle of Sudden Fire [bregedur]”, which in the published Silmarillion became S. Dagor Bragollach “Battle of Sudden Flame” (S/151). This hints at a possible revision of this root, perhaps to ✱√BARAK, though whether it was a transient or lasting change is unclear.
Neo-Eldarin: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin writing, I think it’s best to stick with ᴹ√BEREK and the forms from The Etymologies.
mrekyā
adjective. wild, fierce
berékā
adjective. wild
morókō
noun. bear
ravin
adjective. fierce, savage (of beasts)
sanka
noun. hate, fierce hatred
sár(e)a
adjective. fiery
An adjective in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “fiery” with variants sāra and sārea (the second added later) derived from the early root ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” (QL/81).
kolka
noun. box
matsile
noun. bear
A word appearing only as an element in the name ᴱQ. Oromatsile “Great Bear” from Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/149). It was a cognate of ᴱN. magli “bear” = “honey-eater”, and hence composed of the same elements: ᴱQ. mata- “eat” and ᴱQ. ile “honey”, where the s appeared because ti became tsi in Early Qenya, so that matile > matsile.
ráqa
adjective. rough
tempe
noun. hate
uruite
adjective. fiery
A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “fiery”, an adjectival form of ᴹQ. úr “fire” under the root ᴹ√UR “be hot”, but these words were deleted when the meaning of the root was revised to “wide, large, great” (Ety/UR).
Conceptual Development: A similar word ᴱQ. uruvoite “fiery, having fire” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√URU (QL/98).
Neo-Quenya: The word úr “fire” was restored in some later writings, and this adjective may have been restored with it, but I prefer ᴺQ. úruva for “fiery”; see that entry for discussion.
úruva
adjective. fiery
A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing as ᴹQ. úruva “fiery”, an adjectival form of ᴹQ. úr “fire” under the root ᴹ√UR “be hot”, but these words were deleted when the meaning of the root was revised to “wide, large, great” (Ety/UR).
Conceptual Development: The word ᴱQ. urūva “like fire” also appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√URU (QL/98).
Neo-Quenya: The word úr “fire” was restored in some later writings, and this adjective may have been restored with it. I personally would use ᴺQ. úruva “fiery” for purposes of Neo-Quenya. See the entry on ᴹQ. úr for further discussion on the viability of “fire” words based on √UR.
verka
adjective. wild
morko
noun. bear
ruyu Speculative
root. *fierce
moko
root. hate
broga
noun. bear
A word for “bear” developed from the primitive form ᴹ✶morókō (Ety/BIRÍT), because in Ilkorin unstressed initial syllables reduced to favored clusters, after which the [[ilk|initial [mr-] became [br-]]]. This word is unusual in that the primitive final vowel did not vanish, but instead developed into -a, as noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/broga). The conditions for this exception are unclear, but may have been due to the consonant [g] that developed from primitive [k].
_ adj. _fierce, ferocious. In S. gwal < bal which coalesced in form with BAL 'have power'.