loico

corpse, dead body

loico noun "corpse, dead body" (so in Markirya; Etym also has quelet of similar meaning)

loico

noun. corpse, dead body

A word for “corpse, dead body” in the 1960s version of the Markirya poem (MC/223). It may be related to noirë “tomb” via an unattested root (N)DOY as suggested by David Salo in a post on the Elfling mailing list in 2012.

Conceptual Development: In the version of the poem from around 1930, Tolkien used the word ᴱQ. kaivo “corpse” (MC/214, 221), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KAYA “lie, rest; dwell” (QL/46).

Element in

• Q. loicolícuma “corpse-candle” ✧ MC/223

Variations

• loiko ✧ MC/223

caivo

corpse

caivo _("k")_noun "corpse" (MC:221; Tolkien's later Quenya has loico or quelet)

quelet

corpse

quelet ("q") (quelets-, as in pl. queletsi) noun "corpse" (KWEL; Markirya also has loico)