lairë
meadow
salquenor
noun. grassland, meadow
A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, as a replacement for ᴱQ. fal(a)toisi of the same meaning; it is simply a compound of ᴹQ. salqe “grass” and Q. nór “land”.
Elements
Word Gloss salqe “grass, grass, [ᴱQ.] long mowing grass” nór “land”
nand
noun. wide grassland, land at foot of hills with many streams
nand
noun. valley
parth
noun. field, enclosed grassland, sward
nan
noun. wide grassland, land at foot of hills with many streams
nan
noun. valley
talf
noun. flat field, flat land
nand
grassland
(construct nan) (valley, land at the foot of hills with many streams), pl. naind, coll. pl. **nannath** (VT45:36)
parth
grassland
: 1) (enclosed grassland) parth (i barth, o pharth) (field, sward), pl. perth (i pherth), 2) (wide grassland) nand (construct nan) (valley, land at the foot of hills with many streams), pl. naind, coll. pl. nannath (VT45:36)
parth
grassland
(i barth, o pharth) (field, sward), pl. perth (i pherth)
sant
field
(i hant, o sant) (garden, yard, or other privately owned place), pl. saint (i saint) (VT42:20)
rîdh
sown field
(acre); no distinct pl. form except possibly with article (idh rîdh)
talf
field
(i dalf, o thalf), pl. telf (i thelf), coll. pl. talvath. (Names:195). Note: a homophone means ”palm”.
parth
field
1) parth (i barth, o pharth) (sward, enclosed grassland), pl. perth (i pherth), 2) (low, flat field, or wetland) talf (i dalf, o thalf), pl. telf (i thelf), coll. pl. talvath. _(Names:195). Note: a homophone means ”palm”. 3) sant (i hant, o sant) (garden, yard, or other privately owned place), pl. saint (i saint) (VT42:20)_
parth
field
(i barth, o pharth) (sward, enclosed grassland), pl. perth (i pherth)
nand
noun. wide grassland, land at foot of hills with many streams
nand
noun. valley
nann
noun. wide grassland, land at foot of hills with many streams
nann
noun. valley
rîdh
noun. sown field, acre
pel
noun. fenced field (= Old English tún)
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!
fladwen
noun. meadow, grassland
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “meadow, grassland”, an elaboration of G. flad “sward, grass”; it also had a variant form [flad]weth (GL/34).
Cognates
- Eq. fal(a)toisi “meadow, grassland” ✧ GL/35
Element in
- G. Fladweth Amrod “Nomad’s Green” ✧ GL/35; LT2A/Ladwen-na-Dhaideloth
Variations
- fladweth ✧ GL/35
fladweth
noun. meadow, grassland
glair
noun. meadow
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “meadow” (GL/34). It also had an archaic variant form †lair, but Tolkien rejected this (GL/52). It was probably derived from the early root ᴱ√LAẎA “be alive, flourish” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Tári-Laisi; QL/52).
Cognates
- Eq. laire “meadow” ✧ GL/39; LT1A/Tári-Laisi
Derivations
- ᴱ√LAẎA “be alive, flourish” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LAYA > lair [laire] > [lair] ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi Variations
- lair ✧ GL/39 (
lair); GL/52 (lair); LT1A/Tári-Laisi
gwas
noun. field
fal(a)toisi
noun. meadow, grassland
A noun appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as a cognate of G. fladwen “meadow, grassland” (GL/35).
Cognates
- G. fladwen “meadow, grassland” ✧ GL/35
Derivations
- ᴱ√FALA “bare, nude”
arwa
noun. field
Cognates
- G. garw “sown-field; tilled”
Derivations
- ᴱ√ƷARA “spread, extend sideways; wide places” ✧ QL/032
Element in
- Eq. milnar(wa) “sown field”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ƷARA > arwa [ɣarwā] > [ɣarwa] > [arwa] ✧ QL/032
laire
noun. meadow
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “meadow” and derived from the root ᴱ√LAẎA (QL/50). It also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with the same gloss (PME/50), and in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon as a cognate of G. glair “meadow” (GL/39).
Cognates
- G. glair “meadow” ✧ GL/39; LT1A/Tári-Laisi
Derivations
- ᴱ√LAẎA “be alive, flourish” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi; PME/052; QL/052
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√laẏa > laire [laðʲrē] > [laðʲre] > [lajre] > [laire] ✧ PME/052 ᴱ√LAẎA > laire [laðʲrē] > [laðʲre] > [lajre] > [laire] ✧ QL/052 Variations
- lairë ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
lairë (3) noun "meadow" (LT1:267, GL:39 perhaps a doubtful word in LotR-style Quenya, since lairë already has to carry two other meanings)