Quenya 

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".)

merca

wild, untamed

[merca ("k")adj. "wild, untamed" (MERÉK, VT45:34)] Compare verca.

verca

wild

verca ("k")adj. "wild" (BERÉK)

limbë

quick, swift

limbë (1) adj. (stem limbi-, given primitive form ¤lĭmbĭ) "quick, swift" (PE17:18)

hráva

wild

hráva adj. "wild" (PE17:78); see ráva #1.

colca

box

colca ("k") noun "box" (QL:47)

colca

noun. box

@@@ used in NQNT, perhaps from √KOL

Cognates

  • ᴺS. colch “box, chest”

Derivations

  • √KOL “bear, carry, wear”

Element in

Sindarin 

balch

adjective. fierce

_ adj. _fierce, ferocious. In S. gwal < bal which coalesced in form with BAL 'have power'.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:154] < *_wal-ka _< GWAL be stirred, excited, _etc._. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

fair

adjective. quick

_adj. _quick, ready, prompt. >> feir

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:181] < _pheryā _< PHERE. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

feir

adjective. quick

_adj. _quick, ready, prompt. >> fair

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:181] < _pheryā _< PHERE. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

balch

adjective. fierce, ferocious, fierce, ferocious; [N.] cruel

Derivations

  • ✶walka “fierce, ferocious” ✧ PE17/154
    • √GWAL “be stirred, excited; emotion, movement of feelings” ✧ PE17/154

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶wal-ka > balch[gwalka] > [balka] > [balkʰa] > [balxa] > [balx]✧ PE17/154
Sindarin [PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bregol

adjective. quick, sudden, quick, sudden, [N.] violent, *fierce

Cognates

Element in

  • S. bragollach “sudden flame” ✧ SA/bragol
  • S. Bregalad “Quickbeam; (lit.) Quick (Lively) Tree” ✧ LotR/0482

Variations

  • bragol ✧ SA/bragol
Sindarin [LotR/0482; SA/bragol] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhaw

adjective. wild

adj. wild. Q. hráva. Tolkien wrote this entry as "rhaw [f]" (PE17:78).

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:78] < S-RAB wild, in the senses 'not tamed, domesticated'; hence often 'fierce, savage, hostile (to Elves and Men)' < RAB astray, wa. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rhaw

adjective. wild, wild, [N.] untamed

Cognates

  • Q. hráva “wild, savage, wild, savage, [ᴹQ.] untamed” ✧ PE17/078

Derivations

  • √SRAB “wild, not tamed/domesticated” ✧ PE17/078

Element in

  • S. rhovan “wilderness; wild beast”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√S-RAB > rhaw(f)[srāba] > [r̥āba] > [r̥ǭba] > [r̥ǭva] > [r̥auva] > [r̥auv] > [r̥au]✧ PE17/078

Variations

  • rhaw(f) ✧ PE17/078
Sindarin [PE17/078] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bragol

adjective. sudden

Sindarin [S/429] Group: SINDICT. Published by

bragol

adjective. sudden

rhavan

noun. wild man

Sindarin [WJ/219] Group: SINDICT. Published by

braig

fierce

braig (wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

braig

fierce

(wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

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”.

hûr

fiery spirit

(i chûr, o chûr, construct hur) (readiness for action, vigour), pl. huir (i chuir) if there is a pl.

rinc

sudden move

(twitch, jerk, trick), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rinc), coll. pl. ringath.

brêg

quick

brêg (sudden, lively), lenited vrêg, pl. brîg

brêg

quick

(sudden, lively), lenited vrêg, pl. brîg

breged

suddenness

(i vreged) (violence), pl. bregid (i mregid) if there is a pl. Note: the word is also used as adv. "suddenly".

bregol

violent

(sudden, fierce), lenited vregol, pl. bregoel. Archaic ✱bregaul.

brêg

sudden

(quick, lively), lenited vrêg, pl. brîg.

ascar

violent

1) ascar (rushing, impetuous), pl. escair. Also spelt asgar (pl. esgair). 2) bregol (sudden, fierce), lenited vregol, pl. bregoel. Archaic *bregaul.

ascar

violent

(rushing, impetuous), pl. escair. Also spelt asgar (pl. esgair).

lothren

wild

(waste), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)

braig

wild

(fierce), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

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)

rhaw

wild

(untamed). Lenited ?thraw or ?raw (the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhoe. (VT46:10) Note: a homophone means ”flesh, body”

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.

Primitive elvish

walka

adjective. fierce, ferocious

Derivations

  • √GWAL “be stirred, excited; emotion, movement of feelings” ✧ PE17/154

Derivatives

  • S. balch “fierce, ferocious, fierce, ferocious; [N.] cruel” ✧ PE17/154

Variations

  • wal-ka ✧ PE17/154
Primitive elvish [PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

bara

adjective. fiery

Noldorin [Ety/351] Group: SINDICT. Published by

braig

adjective. wild, fierce

The form brerg in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:34

Noldorin [Ety/373, VT/45:34] Group: SINDICT. Published by

breig

adjective. wild, fierce

The form brerg in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:34

Noldorin [Ety/373, VT/45:34] Group: SINDICT. Published by

breig

adjective. wild, fierce

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. merka “wild, untamed” ✧ Ety/MERÉK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mrekyā “wild, fierce” ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK
    • ᴹ√MEREK ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mrekjā > breig > braig[mrekjā] > [brekjā] > [brekja] > [brekia] > [breki] > [breik] > [breig] > [braig]✧ EtyAC/MERÉK

Variations

  • braig ✧ Ety/MERÉK (braig)
  • brerg ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK (brerg)
Noldorin [Ety/MERÉK; EtyAC/MERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bregol

adjective. violent, sudden, fierce

Noldorin [Ety/352, Ety/373] Group: SINDICT. Published by

bregol

adjective. violent, sudden, *fierce

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. verka “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶berékā “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
    • ᴹ√BEREK “*sudden, fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
  • ᴹ√MEREK ✧ Ety/MERÉK; EtyAC/MERÉK

Element in

  • N. Bregalad “Quickbeam”
  • N. bregolas “fierceness, fierceness, ferocity” ✧ Ety/BERÉK; EtyAC/MERÉK (Bregolas*)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶berékā > bregol[berékāla] > [brekāla] > [brekǭla] > [brekoula] > [brekaula] > [brekaul] > [bregaul] > [bregol]✧ Ety/BERÉK
ᴹ√MERÉK > bregol[merékāla] > [mrekāla] > [brekāla] > [brekǭla] > [brekoula] > [brekaula] > [brekaul] > [bregaul] > [bregol]✧ Ety/MERÉK
Noldorin [Ety/BERÉK; Ety/MERÉK; EtyAC/MERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bara

adjective. eager

Noldorin [Ety/351] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ascar

adjective. violent, rushing, impetuous

Noldorin [Ety/386] Group: SINDICT. Published by

asgar

adjective. violent, rushing, impetuous

Noldorin [Ety/386] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhaw

adjective. wild, untamed

Meaning rectified according to VT/46:10

Noldorin [Ety/382, X/RH, VT/46:10] 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 

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.

Derivations

  • ᴹ√UR “be hot” ✧ Ety/UR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√UR > uruite[uruite]✧ Ety/UR

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.

Derivations

  • ᴹ√UR “be hot” ✧ Ety/UR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√UR > úruva[ūruwa] > [ūruva]✧ Ety/UR

verka

adjective. wild

Cognates

  • N. bregol “violent, sudden, *fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶berékā “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
    • ᴹ√BEREK “*sudden, fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶berékā > verka[berekā] > [berkā] > [βerkā] > [βerka] > [verka]✧ Ety/BERÉK
Qenya [Ety/BERÉK; Ety/MERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

mrekyā

adjective. wild, fierce

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MEREK ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK

Derivatives

  • N. breig “wild, fierce” ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK

Variations

  • mrekjā ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK (mrekjā)
Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/MERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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.

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶berékā “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
    • ᴺQ. vercála “sudden, violent”
    • ᴹQ. verka “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
    • N. bregol “violent, sudden, *fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
  • ᴹ✶b’rekta “break out suddenly” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
    • N. breitha- “to break out suddenly” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
  • ᴺS. brêg “lively, sudden, quick”
  • N. breged “violence, suddenness” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Element in

  • N. bregedur “wild fire” ✧ Ety/BERÉK; Ety/UR (Vreged-úr)

Variations

  • BERÉK ✧ Ety/BERÉK; Ety/MERÉK; Ety/UR
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BERÉK; Ety/MERÉK; Ety/UR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

berékā

adjective. wild

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BEREK “*sudden, fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. vercála “sudden, violent”
  • ᴹQ. verka “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
  • N. bregol “violent, sudden, *fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

gruim

adjective. fierce

grum

adjective. fierce

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RUYU “*fierce”

Variations

  • gruim ✧ GL/42

saichwed

adjective. fiery, fierce

sairin

adjective. fiery, fierce

Changes

  • sachwed → saichwed ✧ GL/66

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” ✧ LT1A/Sári

Variations

  • saichwed ✧ GL/66
  • sachwed ✧ GL/66 (sachwed)
Gnomish [GL/66; LT1A/Sári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TORO “*bake”

arc

adjective. fierce, harsh, ill tempered; awkward, difficult

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶ṝk- ✧ GL/20; PE13/110
    • ᴱ√RIKI “*twist”

Element in

  • G. archod “difficulty” ✧ PE13/110
  • G. archos “savagery, evil temper” ✧ GL/20; PE13/110

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶r̄k- > arc[ṝk] > [ark]✧ GL/20
ᴱ✶ṝkă > arch[ṝka] > [arka] > [ark] > [arx] > [arx]✧ PE13/110

Variations

  • arch ✧ PE13/110
Gnomish [GL/20; GL/65; PE13/110] Group: Eldamo. Published by

arch

adjective. fierce, harsh; awkward, difficult

udrug

adjective. intractable, fierce, untamed

Elements

WordGloss
u-“negative prefix”
trug“easy to handle; convenient, tractable, docile”
Gnomish [GL/71; GL/73] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

brann

adjective. fierce

Element in

  • En. branwen “ferocity” ✧ PE13/139
Early Noldorin [PE13/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by

graim

adjective. ?fierce

Early Noldorin [PE13/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

arch

adjective. rough

Changes

  • arch → arch “rough, fierce” ✧ PE13/137

Cognates

  • Eq. ráqa “rough” ✧ PE13/160

Derivations

Element in

  • En. archos “roughness, ruggedness, rudeness” ✧ PE13/160
Early Noldorin [PE13/137; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

côn

noun. box

Changes

  • cón → cón “fierce” ✧ PE13/140

Variations

  • cón ✧ PE13/140; PE13/140 (cón)
Early Noldorin [PE13/140] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

ruyu Speculative

root. *fierce

Derivatives

  • G. grum “fierce”
  • G. grui “ferocity, horror”
  • G. gruith “deed of horror, angry or violent act, vengeance”
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Early Quenya

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).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SAH(Y)A “be hot” ✧ LT1/248

Variations

  • sára ✧ LT1/248
  • sārea ✧ QL/081
  • sāra ✧ QL/081
Early Quenya [LT1/248; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ravin

adjective. fierce, savage (of beasts)

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RAVA “*hunt” ✧ QL/079

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√RAVA > ravin[raβin] > [ravin]✧ QL/079
Early Quenya [QL/079] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ráqa

adjective. rough

Cognates

  • En. arch “rough” ✧ PE13/160

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶a-rak-wa > ráqa[rakʷā] > [rakʷa]✧ PE13/160
Early Quenya [PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kolka

noun. box

Cognates

  • G. colc “chest, box”

Variations

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