lin

noun. snake

A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).

lin

noun. melody, air, tune, musical voice

linda

adjective. singing

lingo

noun. snake

ondolinda

place name. Singing Stone

-lin

suffix. noun suffix

li(n)-

prefix. many

-ine

suffix. noun suffix

-lis

suffix. noun suffix

-re

suffix. noun suffix

liri-

verb. to sing

-rin

suffix. noun suffix

anai

noun. woman

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s form “woman” with variants anai and anî, a feminine form ᴱQ. anu “a male” (QL/31).

anî

noun. woman

ilma

noun. air

A word for “air” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142), probably based on the early root ᴱ√ILU “ether”. Later ᴹQ. Ilma was used for “Starlight” (Ety/GIL; LR/205).

lia(r)

adjective. many

limba

adjective. many

nyél

noun. woman

A word for “woman” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s with stem form nyel-, as indicated by its accusative nyela (PE16/135). Its etymology is unclear; Patrick Wynne and Christopher Gilson suggested it might be connected to the early root ᴱ√NYEHE “weep” or later root ᴹ√NYEL “ring, sing”, but these both feel like stretches to me.

nî

noun. woman

ola-

prefix. many

olli

adjective. many

olli-

prefix. many

oqi

noun. snake

ormin

noun. top