niñkwi

adjective. white, pale

sliñgē

noun. spider, spider’s web, cobweb

diñg

root. ding (onomatopoeic)

linga

root. hang

l(a)ik

root. keen, sharp, acute

uñgwē

noun. gloom

niñkwitā-

verb. to whiten

(g)laibē

noun. ointment

(g)libda

noun. soap

atakwē

noun. construction, building

geng(wā)

root. sick

-b(iy)ē

suffix. -ing

anad

root. *long

andā

adjective. long

ding

root. ding (onomatopoeic)

bal’tār-

proper name. Vala-king

ailin

noun. pool, lake

angwa

root. snake

aı̯an-

adjective. holy

dring

root. beat, strike

k’lā́

noun. light

neŋgǝ

noun. beak, nose

ektele

noun. spring, issue of water

el(ed)

root. star, starry sky, star-folk, Elf

et-kelē

noun. spring, issue of water

g-lisi

noun. honey

n(y)ar

root. tell, relate

oı̯yā

adjective. everlasting

órku

noun. goblin

andambundā

adjective. long-snouted

tyalañgando

noun. harper, harp-player, harper

(a)lak

root. swift, rushing

akla(r)

root. radiance, splendour

alar-si

interjection. hail!

askarā

adjective. tearing, hastening

barasā

adjective. hot, burning

ber

root. valiant

tyalı̯ā-

verb. to play

(a)ranyā

adjective. free, ?uncontrolling

(a)ranı̯ā

adjective. free, ?uncontrolling

añgosse

noun. horror

eled-nil

masculine name. Eled-nil

es¹

root. indicate, name

phal(as)

root. foam

eteŋgoldǝ

proper name. eteŋgoldǝ

álākō

noun. rush, rushing flight, wild wind

andọl

noun. long pole

asmalindē

noun. yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’

balīndore

proper name. balīndore

dag

root. dig

dub

root. lie, lie heavy, loom, hang over oppressively (of clouds)

dōmilindē

noun. nightingale

et-kuiwē

noun. awakening

law

root. warm

law

root. abound

miw

root. whine

nī/ini

root. female

stangasyandō

proper name. throng-cleaver, throng-cleaver, throng-hewer

initial-s-groups

?. Gnome-realm

skalatirnō̆

noun. fish watcher

aiwē

noun. (small) bird

anga

root. iron

angā

noun. angā

berékā

adjective. wild

bessē

noun. wife

b’randā

adjective. lofty, noble, fine

dar

root. stay, wait, stop, remain

duy

root. *flow

gal²

root. grow

nowo

root. think, form idea, imagine

asmalē

noun. yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’

berō

noun. valiant man, warrior

nau̯þe

noun. imagination

at(at)

root. again, back, back, again, twice, two

aikwā

adjective. tall, steep

alat

root. large, great in size

alkwā

noun. swan

alā́ri

noun. bliss

anta-

verb. to give, present

at

root. back, again, twice, two

atalat-

verb. slip right down, collapse, fall to ruin

ba(n)

root. go, proceed

barasā́

adjective. hot, burning

birit

root. BIRIT

dab

root. give way, make room, permit, allow

daʒrā

adjective. great, large

dom

root. faint, dim

doʒ

root. night

dōmi

noun. night, twilight, gloom

edel-

noun. Star-folk, Elf

ete

adverb. back, below

eñma

?. eñma

gais-

verb. to dread

gal¹

root. shine

la(n)sro-ndo

verb. hearer, listener, eavesdropper

lilta

root. dance

tinko

root. metal

ulyā

verb. it is raining

(a)yan

root. *holy

(e)ned

root. centre, middle

(e)rek

root. thorn, holly

ab(ar)

root. refuse, deny, say no, away, go away, depart

ak

root. narrow, confined

akrā

adjective. narrow

aktō

noun. artificer, maker, wright

bar

root. raise, uplift, save, rescue(?)

bel

root. strong

beuyā-

verb. follow, serve

bew

root. follow, serve

This root appeared in The Etymologies, with derivatives only in the Telerin and Noldorin languages, making it likely that Quenya did not use this root. Its most notable derivative was the name N. Beor “Vassal”, primogenitor of the House of Beor.

In later writings, Tolkien said that Bëor “signified ‘Vassal’ in the name of his people [that is, in Beorian]” (S/142), indicating that this name was not Sindarin. This calls into question whether √BEW remained valid as a Primitive Elvish root in later writings. It is possible, though, that beor was a loan word into Beorian from Sindarin or Nandorin, so that its Sindarin and Telerin derivatives remained valid.

@@@ Derivatives

boron-

verb. boron-

danta-

verb. fall

ed(er)

root. open

ede(l)

root. precede, come forward, hence

ektel-

verb. to gush

es(et)

root. precede (forward)

etsiri

noun. mouth of a river

ettul-

verb. to come out

gaisrā

adjective. dreadful

khalnā́

adjective. noble, exalted

mad-lī

noun. honey-eater

ē¹

root. indeed

ugu/umu

root. negative stems

(l)alam

root. elm-tree

ab

root. refuse, deny, say no, away, go away, depart

abtā-

verb. to away, go away

akkala-

verb. to blaze, shine (suddenly and) brilliantly

al

prefix. without

angosse

noun. horror

auluta-

verb. [unglossed]

ayak

root. sharp, pointed

baradā

adjective. lofty, sublime

bedūina

proper name. *of Spouses

bor(on)

root. endure

b’radil-

feminine name. b’radil-

ektelu-

verb. to well, bubble up, gush forth

ter(es)

root. pierce

a

root. intensive prefix

besū

noun. husband and wife, married pair

e

root. intensive prefix

-d

suffix. allative

belē

noun. strength

beurō

noun. follower, vassal

eledandore

place name. *Elf-land

endero

masculine name. (?virile) young bridegroom

er

root. be alone, deprived

ben

root. corner (from inside), angle from inside

tau̯rā

adjective. masterful, mighty

at-yēn-ar

noun. anniversery day

balandore

proper name. balandore

bestā

noun. matrimony

buzbu

root. *large fly

buzbō

noun. large fly

dat

root. fall down, fall

ednōno

noun. firstborn

edēlā

noun. firstborn, eldest

ga

pronoun. indefinite subject

khith/khis

root. mist, fog

ngalámbe

noun. barbarous speech

yen-rinde

noun. year

ndanithārō

masculine name. Saviour of the Dani

arʒāndōrē

place name. Dread Land

e mati-the

he eats him (another man)

etkat-

verb. to fashion

wa-nōrō

noun. one of kin

ai

adverb. possibility

alarʒǝ

proper name. very dread

dyel

root. feel fear and disgust, abhor

gos/goth

root. dread

@@@ GOTH only evident in N. deloth and Gothmog

pal

root. wide (open)

ēntrende

place name. Outer Lands, East

alakarƀǝ

proper name. very active

potō

root. animal’s foot

-k’to

suffix. maker, wright

-ā

suffix. present suffix

-ā

suffix. present suffix

a-²

prefix. a-²

a-¹

prefix. complete

amtā

noun. jaws, animal’s mouth

beuyā́-

verb. follow, serve

e

pronoun. he, she, it

ek

root. spear, (sharp) point, thorn

el

root. star, starry sky

en

adverb. yonder

en

root. yonder, over there

-ndo

verb. agental suffix

-bā

suffix. -bā

ala¹

root. *blessed

ankā

noun. jaw, row of teeth

anār

noun. Sun

ari

noun. day

atta

cardinal. two

atta

root. two

atyēnar

noun. anniversary day

bal

root. *power

balā

noun/adjective. powerful, Power, God

ban

root. *beauty

barathī

feminine name. Spouse of Manwe

bes

root. wed

dagdā

noun. pit

dal

root. flat

daram

root. beat, hew, *[ᴱ√] batter, *thud

dattā

noun. hole, pit

den

root. hole, gap, passage

dil

root. stop up, fill up hole

dun

root. dark (of colour)

enek

root. six

ezge

root. rustle, noise of leaves, shade

kub

root. bow

tal

root. foot

tata

root. two

tuı̯

verb. grow fat, swell?

beu̯rō

noun. follower, vassal

eph

root. emerge (especially from water, opp[osite] of dive)

ad

root. entrance, gate

adnō

noun. gate

amī̆l

noun. mother

anat

root. ANAT

arān

noun. arān

bad-

verb. to judge

bale

noun. Bale

banā

feminine name. Banā

bād-

noun. judgement

daiō

noun. shade, shadow cast by any object

darak

root. *wolf

daı̯ō

noun. shade, shadow cast by any object

dus

root. ?burn

eled

root. Star-Folk, Elves

eʒ-

verb. to be

amba-

adverb. amba-

baran

root. russet, brown

barat

root. *tower

barath

root. *queen

barnā

adjective. barnā

besnō

noun. husband

b’rōnā

adjective. b’rōnā

daʒ

root. great

dimbā

adjective. sad, gloomy

dimbē

noun. gloom, sadness

doron

root. oak

dyelek

root. sword?

edenā

adjective. first

esek

root. *sedge, reed

es²

root. *place

farā-

verb. farā-

ku̯ilẹz

noun. quiet

mbād-

noun. judgement, sentence

rautā

root. copper, metal

tiu̯kā

adjective. thick, fat

wā(n)

root. goose

ōmat-

verb. to eat away, devour, corrode

ū́banō

noun. monster

khus

root. up from below ground, to ground level

ammat-

verb. to devour

ar²

root. beside, outside

baryā-

verb. to protect

baryā́-

verb. to protect

bátā̆

noun. beaten track, pathway

b’rittē

noun. broken stones, gravel

day

root. shadow

dem

root. sad, gloomy

erekwa

adjective. isolated

k’rikta

verb. reap

tambā́-

verb. to knock

turumā́

noun. shield

turúmbē

noun. shield

wed-tā

noun/verb. contract

battā

verb. trample

battā́

verb. trample

batā̆

noun. beaten track, pathway

bálāre

place name. Bálāre

bérya-

verb. to dare

earendẹl

proper name. Earendẹl

gū/mū

root. no, not

phéren

noun. beech-tree

syad-ta

noun. axe-stroke

táwārē̆

noun. dryad, spirit of woods (f.)

táwārō̆

noun. dryad, spirit of woods (m.)

eter

root. open, come out (of flowers/sun/etc.)

abāro

noun. refuser, one who does not go forth

b’rás-sē

noun. heat

syatsē̆la

noun. broadsword-blade, axe-blade

epe ndere

after the man

ábārō̆

noun. departer, one who goes forth, refuser, one who does not go forth

b’rethā

noun. beech-mast

oy

root. ever, eternal

khusu

root. up from below ground, to ground level

thar

root. across, beyond

b’rekta

verb. break out suddenly

[y]

?. [y]

abar

root. *refuser

ambar

noun. ambar

am²

root. up

am¹

root. mother

amƀus

noun. breast

ap

root. ?cook

ar¹

root. day

arʒā

noun/adjective. dread

asat

root. *dust

ata

root. father

atar

noun. father

atū

noun. father

barad

root. BARAD

baras

root. *heat

bat

root. tread

bed

root. BED

bedū

noun. bedū

berek

root. BEREK

bereth

root. beech

b’rássē

noun. heat

doʒmē

noun. doʒmē

d’rāk

noun. d’rāk

epe

preposition. after

eredē

noun. seed

et

preposition. out, forth

et

root. out, forth

ezdē

noun. rest

eʒ

root. be

merek

root. MEREK

yē

root. to be

@@@ rejection may be due to introduction of yén “year” (PE22/86)

* (g)laire

noun. long lay

* finweg

masculine name. Finwe

* eledā

noun. Star-folk, Elf