níra noun "will" (as a potential or faculty) (VT39:30, VT41:6, 17, PE17:168)
Quenya
indu-
verb. to will, do on purpose
indu-
verb. will, do on purpose
lélë
noun. will
mendë
will
níra
will
Primitive elvish
del
root. will
A root in etymological notes from 1968, meaning “to will with conscious purpose, immediate or remote”; it was distinct from “be willing, to assent, consent, agree”, which partakes of the will but also involves accident or change (NM/231). Given the many other uses to which √DEL was assigned, odds are this was a transient idea.
Sindarin
innas
noun. will
nidh-
verb. will, mean to, have a mind to
innas
will
(noun) innas, pl. innais (VT44:23)
innas
will
pl. innais (VT44:23)
thel
will
(vb.) ?thel- (intend, mean, purpose, resolve)
thel
will
(intend, mean, purpose, resolve)
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Qenya
mende
noun. will
#mendë noun "will", only attested in mendelya "thy will" (VT43:15)