Quenya 

tyalië

sport, play, game

tyalië noun "sport, play, game" (TYAL, LT1:260)

tyalië

noun. mirth, mirth, [ᴹQ.] play, game, sport

Quenya [PE17/064; PE21/80; PE21/82] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tyalmë

noun. game

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

arantyalmë

noun. chess, (lit.) king-game

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

querda

noun. turn (e.g. in a game)

A neologism for “a turn” coined by Matt Dinse in the VQP (VQP), a noun form of the verb quer- “to turn”.

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

sár

noun. (incised) mark, notch, tally; (generalized) score (of game or contest)

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fara-

verb. hunt

Quenya [PE 22:113, 116; PE 22:134] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

fara-

verb. to hunt

A verb for “to hunt” based on the root √SPAR. In the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948, Tolkien gave it as an example of an a-verb with an inherently continuative sense (PE22/113).

Quenya [PE22/138; PE22/164] Group: Eldamo. Published by

roimë

hunt, hunting

roimë noun "hunt, hunting" (the spelling "raime" in the entry ROY1 in the Etymologies as printed in LR is a misreading, VT46:12)

tyal-

verb. play

play

Quenya [PE 18:94] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

tyal-

verb. play

tyal- vb. "play" (1st pers. aorist tyalin "I play") (TYAL)

Noldorin 

telien

noun. sport, play, sport, play, [ᴱN.] game; jest, mockery, *joke; [G.] stunt

Noldorin [Ety/TYAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fara-

verb. to hunt

Noldorin [Ety/387] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fara-

verb. to hunt

A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “to hunt” derived from primitive ᴹ✶sparā- under the root ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” (Ety/SPAR). The root form was initially given as ᴹ√PHAR (EtyAC/PHAR²).

Noldorin [Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ganna-

verb. to play a harp

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gannada-

verb. to play a harp

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhui

noun. hunt, hunting

Noldorin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhuiw

noun. hunt, hunting

Noldorin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

teilia-

verb. to play

Noldorin [Ety/395] Group: SINDICT. Published by

teilien

noun. sport, play

Noldorin [Ety/395] Group: SINDICT. Published by

telia-

verb. to play

Noldorin [Ety/395] Group: SINDICT. Published by

telien

noun. sport, play

Noldorin [Ety/395] Group: SINDICT. Published by

Sindarin 

telias

noun. play, game, sport, mirth

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

rui

noun. hunt, hunting

Sindarin [Ety/384, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

fara

hunt

(verb) fara-

fara

hunt

farad

hunt, hunting

isolated from the compound faradrim ✱"hunting-people" = hunters.

faras

hunt, hunting

pl. ferais

rui

hunt, hunting

(ruiw), no distinct pl. form except with article (idh rui, idh ruiw)

teilia

play

(verb) teilia- (i deilia, i theiliar), also telia- (i delia, i theliar)

teilia

play

(i deilia, i theiliar), also telia- (i delia, i theliar)

teilien

play

(noun) teilien (i deilien) (sport), pl. teilin (i theilin). The word also occurs in a form that has e rather than ei (telien).

teilien

play

(i deilien) (sport), pl. teilin (i theilin). The word also occurs in a form that has e rather than ei (telien).

teilien

sport

teilien (i deilien) (play), pl. teilin (i theilin). The word also occurs with e rather than ei (telien).

teilien

sport

(i deilien) (play), pl. teilin (i theilin). The word also occurs with e rather than ei (telien).

Primitive elvish

spar

root. hunt, hunt, [ᴹ√] pursue

The root ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” first appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like N. faro “to hunt” and N. feredir “hunter” (Ety/SPAR). Tolkien first considered making this root ᴹ√PHAR⁽²⁾ (EtyAC/PHAR²). The root ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” reappeared in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948 with the derived verb ᴹQ. fara- “hunt” (PE22/113). √SPAR “hunt” was mentioned a couple times in Tolkien’s later writings as well (PE17/83; PE18/94).

Primitive elvish [PE17/083; PE17/185; PE18/094] Group: Eldamo. 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!

Westron

galap

noun. game

Westron [LotR/1138; PM/048; PM/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

rausta-

verb. to hunt, chase, pursue (only in actual sense of following game)

A word appearing as G. rausta- in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss “to hunt, chase, pursue (only in actual sense of following game)”, a verb form of G. raust “hunt, chase” (GL/65). Tolkien also had G. rautha- “hunt, chase, pursue” on the same page.

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would revise these verbs to ᴺS. ruida- “to pursue, chase” based on the later root ᴹ√ROY “chase” and cognate to ᴹQ. roita- of similar meaning, but removing the sense “hunt” and its connection to game animals to make it more distinct from [N.] fara- “to hunt”. I’ve seen this Sindarin neologism proposed in several places, but I’m not sure who first coined it.

Gnomish [GL/65; LT1A/Meássë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

salta

noun. a game

dairwen

noun. mirth

Gnomish [GL/29; LT2A/Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva; PE13/112] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saltha-

verb. play

Qenya 

tyalie

noun. play, game, sport

Qenya [Ety/TYAL; PE21/06; PE21/07; PE21/09; PE21/44; PE21/47; PE21/48; PE21/69] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fara-

verb. to hunt

Qenya [PE22/110; PE22/111; PE22/112; PE22/113; PE22/116] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

teilian

noun. sport, play, game; jest, mockery

Early Noldorin [PE13/153; PE13/165] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

lama rausima

things preyed on, game, vermin

Early Quenya [QL/079] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tyalie

noun. play, game

Early Quenya [GL/29; LT1A/Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva; PE14/047; PE14/079; PE15/76; PE16/112; PE16/113; PE16/114; PE16/115; QL/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mírien

noun. mirth

Early Quenya [LT1A/Samírien] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

tyal

root. play

This root first appeared as ᴱ√TYALA “play” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with the derivative ᴱQ. tyalie “play, game” (QL/49). Forms in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon like G. dairtha- “play” < ᴱ✶daı̯al- hint that the actual primitive form might have been ✱ᴱ√DYALA or ✱ᴱ√DAYALA (GL/29). In a table of vowel mutations added as a revision to the Gnomish Lexicon Tolkien instead had forms like ᴱ✶táliı̯èndǝ > G. teilian indicating a primitive initial t- (PE13/116); similar forms appeared in the Early Noldorin Dictionary of the 1920s (PE13/165).

In The Etymologies of the 1930s Tolkien gave ᴹ√TYAL “play” with derivatives like ᴹQ. tyal-/N. telia- “to play” and ᴹQ. tyalie/N. telien “sport, play, game” (Ety/TYAL). Tolkien continued to use Q. tyalië “mirth” in later writings (PE21/80; PE17/64), but at some point in the 1950s decided that initial palatalized dentals were no longer a feature of Primitive Elvish (PE18/93-94), making the ongoing validity of √TYAL as a CE root doubtful: see the entry on how [[at|[j] was lost after initial dentals]] in the Welsh-like branch of the Elvish languages for further details. For example, in the second version of Tengwesta Qenderinwa (TQ2) from around 1950, Tolkien indicated √TYAL was a Quenya-only root, an elaboration of √TAL:

> In Quenya initial groups ty, ny, ps, ks appeared as developments of ky, ñy, sp, sk. But being established they were used in new formations. Thus Q tyal- “play” as a variation on tal- (not kal!) (PE18/84).

Neo-Eldarin: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I think it is best to ignore Tolkien’s decision to remove initial palatalized dentals from Primitive Elvish in order to retain roots like √TYAL for both Quenya and (Neo) Sindarin.

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÑGAN; Ety/TYAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

daı̯al-

verb. play

Early Primitive Elvish [GL/29] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

sphara-

verb. to hunt

Old Noldorin [Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²] Group: Eldamo. Published by