Quenya 

pelecco

axe

pelecco ("k") noun "axe" (LT2:346)

macil

sword

macil ("k")noun "sword" (MAK, LT1:259, VT39:11, VT45:32, VT49:17); macilya "his (or their) sword" (PE17:130), see -ya #4.

yelca

sword

[yelca noun ?"sword" - Tolkien's gloss is not certainly legible, and the word was struck out anyway. (VT45:11)]

hyanda

blade, share

hyanda noun "blade, share" (LT2:342)

pelecco

noun. axe

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Derivations

Element in

Sindarin 

hathol

noun. axe

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SYAD “shear through, cleave (through)”

Element in

Variations

  • Hathol ✧ WJ/234

hathol

noun. broadsword-blade, axe-blade

See orchal for a discussion about syllabic consonants and their vocalization

Sindarin [Ety/389, WJ/234, UT/444, LR/433] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hathol

noun. axe

See orchal for a discussion about syllabic consonants and their vocalization

Sindarin [Ety/389, WJ/234, UT/444, LR/433] Group: SINDICT. Published by

megil

noun. sword

The word was struck out in the Etymologies, but is well attested in late compounds such as Mormegil or Arvegil (with regular mutation). It is conceivably the Sindarinized form of Quenya makil, coexisting with magol (see tegil and tegol for a similar case)

Sindarin [Ety/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

megil

noun. sword

_ n. _sword. i·arben na megil and 'The Knight of the Long Sword'.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:147] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

hathel

blade

(of broadsword or axe) hathel (i chathel, o chathel), pl. hethil (i chethil)

hathel

blade

(i chathel, o chathel), pl. hethil (i chethil)

hathel

broadsword blade

(i chathel, o chathel) (axe blade), pl. hethil (i chethil)

hathel

axe blade

(i chathel, o chathel) (broadsword blade), pl. hethil (i chethil);

hathel

axe blade

hathel (i chathel, o chathel) (broadsword blade), pl. hethil (i chethil);

hathel

broadsword blade

hathel (i chathel, o chathel) (axe blade), pl. hethil (i chethil)

hathel

broadsword blade

hathel (i chathel, o chathel) (axe blade), pl. hethil (i chethil)

hathel

broadsword blade

(i chathel, o chathel) (axe blade), pl. hethil (i chethil)

hathol

axe

hathol (i chathol, o chathol), analogical pl. hethyl (i chethyl). Archaic *hathl.

hathol

axe

(i chathol, o chathol), analogical pl. hethyl (i chethyl). Archaic ✱hathl.

hast

axe-stroke

(i chast, o chast), pl. haist (i chaist)

magol

sword

(i vagol), analogical pl. megyl (i megyl), coll. pl. maglath (though analogical ?magolath may also be possible). In ”Noldorin”, this was the native word for ”sword” (derived from primitive makla, as is Quenya macil); it is unclear whether Tolkien definitely replaced it with megil when he turned ”Noldorin” into Sindarin, or whether both words coexist in the language.

megil

sword

1) megil (i vegil), no distinct pl. form except with article (i megil). This is a borrowing from Quenya macil (VT45:32). 2) magol (i vagol), analogical pl. megyl (i megyl), coll. pl. maglath (though analogical ?magolath may also be possible). In ”Noldorin”, this was the native word for ”sword” (derived from primitive makla, as is Quenya macil); it is unclear whether Tolkien definitely replaced it with megil when he turned ”Noldorin” into Sindarin, or whether both words coexist in the language. 3) lang (cutlass), pl. leng.

megil

sword

(i vegil), no distinct pl. form except with article (i megil). This is a borrowing from Quenya macil (VT45:32).

lang

sword

(cutlass), pl. leng.

cim

noun. blade

Derivations

  • KIM “edge, brink of”

Primitive elvish

makla

noun. sword

Derivatives

  • Aq. makal “*sword” ✧ PE19/083

Variations

  • makil ✧ PE21/71
Primitive elvish [PE19/083; PE21/71] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pelek

root. axe

Derivatives

Noldorin 

hathel

noun. broadsword-blade, axe-blade

See orchal for a discussion about syllabic consonants and their vocalization

Noldorin [Ety/389, WJ/234, UT/444, LR/433] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hathel

noun. axe

See orchal for a discussion about syllabic consonants and their vocalization

Noldorin [Ety/389, WJ/234, UT/444, LR/433] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hathel

noun. broadsword-blade, axe-blade

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “broadsword-blade, axe-blade” derived from primitive ᴹ✶syatsē̆la [< ✱syadsē̆la] under the root ᴹ√SYAD “cleave” (Ety/SYAD). In Tolkien’s later writing there was the name S. Hathol “The Axe” (S/147, WJ/234) which might be a replacement of the 1930s word, but I think the two can coexist as words for “✱weapon-blade” and “axe” respectively.

Conceptual Development: The noun ᴱN. dail “axe-blade” appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s from primitive ᴱ✶daglé (PE13/141). A similar word {i·dhail >>} i·dael “the axe” appeared in the Early Qenya Phonology of the 1920s derived from primitive ᴱ✶dagla (PE14/66).

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶syatsela “broadsword-blade, axe-blade” ✧ Ety/SYAD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶syatsē̆la > hathel[sjadsela] > [sjatsela] > [j̊atsela] > [j̊aθθela] > [xaθθela] > [xaθθel] > [haθθel] > [haθel]✧ Ety/SYAD
Noldorin [Ety/SYAD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hathal

noun. broadsword-blade, axe-blade

See orchal for a discussion about syllabic consonants and their vocalization

Noldorin [Ety/389, WJ/234, UT/444, LR/433] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hathal

noun. axe

See orchal for a discussion about syllabic consonants and their vocalization

Noldorin [Ety/389, WJ/234, UT/444, LR/433] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hast

noun. axe-stroke

Noldorin [Ety/389] Group: SINDICT. Published by

maethon

noun. sword

Noldorin [EtyAC/MAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

magl

noun. sword

The word megil (q.v.), probably introduced by the Ñoldor, was also used

Noldorin [Ety/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

magol

noun. sword

The word megil (q.v.), probably introduced by the Ñoldor, was also used

Noldorin [Ety/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

magol

noun. sword

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. makil “sword” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ Ety/MAK
  • ᴹ✶makla “sword” ✧ EtyAC/MAK
    • ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK

Element in

  • N. Magladhûr “Black-sword” ✧ Ety/MAK; Ety/MAK
  • N. Maglavorn “Black-sword” ✧ Ety/MAK
  • N. Mormegil “Black-sword” ✧ EtyAC/MAK (Mormegil)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MAK > magl > magol[makla] > [makl] > [magl] > [magol]✧ Ety/MAK
ᴹ✶makili- > megil[makili] > [makile] > [mekile] > [mekil] > [megil]✧ EtyAC/MAK

Variations

  • megil ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK (megil)
Noldorin [Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

megil

noun. sword

The word was struck out in the Etymologies, but is well attested in late compounds such as Mormegil or Arvegil (with regular mutation). It is conceivably the Sindarinized form of Quenya makil, coexisting with magol (see tegil and tegol for a similar case)

Noldorin [Ety/371] Group: SINDICT. Published by

megil

noun. sword


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Qenya 

makal

noun. sword

makil

noun. sword

Cognates

  • N. magol “sword” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶makla “sword” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK; PE19/039
    • ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Mormakil “Black Sword” ✧ Ety/MAK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶makla > makil[makla] > [makl] > [makil]✧ Ety/MAK
ᴹ✶makili- > macil[makil]✧ EtyAC/MAK
ᴹ✶maklă > makal[makla] > [makl] > [makal]✧ PE19/039

Variations

  • macil ✧ EtyAC/MAK (macil)
  • makal ✧ PE19/039
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Middle Primitive Elvish

syatsela

noun. broadsword-blade, axe-blade

Derivatives

  • N. hathel “broadsword-blade, axe-blade” ✧ Ety/SYAD

Variations

  • syatsē̆la ✧ Ety/SYAD
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/SYAD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

makla

noun. sword

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. makil “sword” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK; PE19/039
  • N. magol “sword” ✧ EtyAC/MAK

Variations

  • makili- ✧ EtyAC/MAK (makili-)
  • maklă ✧ PE19/039
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK; PE19/039] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

aithwen

noun. sword

aith

noun. sword

Cognates

  • Eq. ekte “sword” ✧ GL/18

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶ektĭ ✧ GL/18
    • ᴱ√EKE “*point”
  • ᴱ✶ektī ✧ GL/18
    • ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ektĭ > aith²[ekti] > [ekt] > [exθ] > [eiθ] > [aiθ]✧ GL/18
ᴱ✶ektī > aithi[ektī] > [ekti] > [exθi] > [eiθi] > [aiθi]✧ GL/18

Variations

  • aithi ✧ GL/18 (aithi)
  • aith ✧ GL/31
  • aithwen ✧ PE13/109
Gnomish [GL/18; GL/31; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aithi

noun. sword

peleg

noun. axe

Cognates

  • Eq. pelekko “axe” ✧ LT2A/Peleg

Derivations

Element in

  • G. Peleg ✧ LT2A/Peleg
  • G. pelectha- “to hew” ✧ GL/64; LT2A/Peleg
Gnomish [GL/64; LT2A/Peleg] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ectha

noun. sword

Derivations

  • ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Element in

  • G. ecthadra- “to slay, put to the sword” ✧ GL/31
  • G. ecthor “warrior, swordsman” ✧ GL/31
Gnomish [GL/18; GL/31; GL/32] Group: Eldamo. Published by

caf

noun. blade

Element in

  • G. cautha- “to shave” ✧ GL/24 (cautha-)

cim

noun. blade

An (archaic) noun appearing as G. †cim “blade” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/26). The noun G. caf “blade” also appeared in the same document, but it was deleted (GL/24).

Neo-Sindarin: The root √KIM “edge, brink of” appeared in Tolkien’s writing of the 1960s, with derivatives like Q. címa “edge of a cutting weapon/tool” (PE22/149). Therefore, I think this Gnomish noun might be retained for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as ᴺS. cim “blade”, perhaps derived from primitive ✱kimbē. I would also assume this Neo-Sindarin word was not archaic.

Element in

  • G. thasgim “*razor, (lit.) shave-blade” ✧ GL/26

Early Ilkorin

thacol

noun. axe

Changes

  • tacolþacol “axe” ✧ PE14/066

Cognates

  • En. dail “axe (blade)” ✧ PE14/066

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶dagla ✧ PE14/066
    • ᴱ√DAGA “*slay” ✧ PE14/065

Variations

  • þacol ✧ PE14/066
  • tacol ✧ PE14/066 (tacol)
Early Ilkorin [PE14/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

tael

noun. axe

peleg

noun. axe

Derivations

Early Noldorin [PE13/152] Group: Eldamo. Published by

segeth

noun. sword

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

Early Primitive Elvish

pelek Reconstructed

root. axe

Derivatives

Elements

WordGloss
PELE“*revolve”
Early Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

pelek

masculine name. Axe

Qenya cognate of G. Peleg appearing on an early name list (PE13/103), perhaps a reduced form of pelekko “axe”.

Cognates

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
pelekko“axe”
Early Quenya [PE13/103] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pelekko

noun. axe

Cognates

  • G. peleg “axe” ✧ LT2A/Peleg

Derivations

Element in

Variations

  • Pelekko ✧ QL/073
Early Quenya [LT2A/Peleg; PME/073; QL/073] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ekte

noun. sword

Cognates

  • G. aith “sword” ✧ GL/18

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶ektĭ ✧ GL/18
    • ᴱ√EKE “*point”
  • ᴱ√EKE “*point” ✧ QL/035

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ektĭ > ekte[ekti] > [ekte]✧ GL/18
ᴱ√EKE > ekte[ekti] > [ekte]✧ QL/035
ᴱ√EKE > eksi-[ekti-] > [ektsi-] > [eksi-]✧ QL/035
Early Quenya [GL/18; PME/035; QL/035] Group: Eldamo. Published by