Quenya 

lintië

swiftness, speed

lintië noun "swiftness, speed" derived from linta; also used as adverb "quickly", nornë lintië "he ran with swiftness", also more explicitly with pronominal suffixes and the instrumental ending -nen: lintieryanen "with his speed" (PE17:58)

lintië

noun/adverb. swiftness, speed; swiftly, *quickly

Element in

  • Q. nornë lintië “he ran quickly” ✧ PE17/058; PE17/059
  • Q. nornë lintieryanen “he ran as swiftly as he could, (lit.) he ran with his speed” ✧ PE17/058; PE17/059

Elements

WordGloss
linta“swift”
-ië“abstract noun, adverb”

Variations

  • lintie ✧ PE17/058; PE17/059
Quenya [PE17/058; PE17/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

linta

swift

linta adj. "swift"; pl. lintë attested (PE17:63. Nam, RGEO:66) Cf. lintië.

linta

adjective. swift

Cognates

  • S. lim “quick, swift” ✧ PE17/147

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(S)LIT “swiftly[?] speed[?]”

Element in

Quenya [LotR/0377; PE17/059; PE17/063; PE17/076; PE17/147; RGEO/58] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rindë

adjective. swift

Derivations

Element in

tyelca

swift, agile

tyelca ("k")adj. "swift, agile" (KYELEK), "hasty" (PM:353)

-nen

most nouns have an instrumental in -nen

-nen instrumental ending (pl. -inen, dual -nten, partitive pl. -línen). Attested in ambartanen, lírinen, lintieryanen, súrinen, parmanen; see ambar (#2), lírë, lintië, súrë, parma. Tolkien noted that "most nouns have an instrumental in -nen" (PE17:62), a wording suggesting that the form of the ending may vary; given the normal development ln > ld, it is possible that it would appear as *-den when added to a noun in -l (*macilden "with a sword").

alarca

swift, rapid

alarca ("k")adj. "swift, rapid" (LAK2)

larca

swift, rapid

larca ("k")adj. "swift, rapid" (LAK2)

arauca

swift, rushing

arauca ("k")adj. "swift, rushing" (LT2:347). Compare arauco.

Sindarin 

lim

adjective. swift

adj. swift. Noro lim, noro lim Asfaloth. 'Run swift, run swift Asfaloth'. Q. limbe,#linta.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:18:147] < *_lĭmbĭ_. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

lagor

adjective. swift, rapid

The form lhegin in the published Etymologies might be a misreading for lhegrin, see VT/45:25. As noted by Bertrand Bellet, the two forms are listed side by side, and they may simply be doublets, but it is also possible that we have here a singular followed by its plural.

Sindarin [Ety/367, VT/45:25, Tengwestie/20050318, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

celeg

adjective. swift, agile, hasty

Sindarin [Ety/366, PM/353, VT/41:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lint

swift

(no distinct pl. form)

legrin

swift

(rapid), no distinct pl. form

celeg

swift

1) celeg (agile), lenited geleg, pl. celig, 2) lagor, analogical pl. legyr, 3) legrin (rapid), no distinct pl. form, 4) lint (no distinct pl. form)

celeg

swift

(agile), lenited geleg, pl. celig

lagor

swift

analogical pl. legyr

Primitive elvish

rindi

adjective. swift

Derivatives

Primitive elvish [PE21/81] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

lhagr

adjective. swift, rapid

The form lhegin in the published Etymologies might be a misreading for lhegrin, see VT/45:25. As noted by Bertrand Bellet, the two forms are listed side by side, and they may simply be doublets, but it is also possible that we have here a singular followed by its plural.

Noldorin [Ety/367, VT/45:25, Tengwestie/20050318, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

celeg

adjective. swift, agile, hasty

Noldorin [Ety/366, PM/353, VT/41:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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!

Rohirric

arod

masculine name. Swift

Rohirric [LotRI/Arod; RSI/Arod; SDI1/Arod; TI/402; TII/Arod; WRI/Arod] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

lak

root. swift

Middle Primitive Elvish Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

arog

adjective. swift, swift, [G.] rushing, torrential

Cognates

  • Eq. (a)rauka “swift, rushing” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160
Early Noldorin [PE13/137; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

rauka

adjective. swift