Quenya 

moia-

verb. to labour, be afflicted, to be afflicted, *be laboured; to labour

A verb in notes from the 1950s derived from primitive ✶mōjă based on the root √ “labour, be afflicted”, and so presumably of similar meaning. It was followed by note stating “but ?better √mol” (VT43/31).

Conceptual Development: In notes on “large & small” words from the late 1960s Tolkien had mol- “labour” derived from √MBOL, but the section where it appeared was deleted (PE17/115). Going backwards, The Etymologies of the 1930s had ᴹQ. móta- “labour, toil” under the root ᴹ√ (Ety/MŌ).

Neo-Quenya: I would ignore the late change of the root √ >> √M(B)OL since Tolkien seems not to have embraced it. I would assume moia- and [ᴹQ.] móta- were passive and active verbs, respectively meaning “be afflicted, ✱be laboured” and “labour, toil”.

moia-

verb. labour, be afflicted

moia- vb. "labour, be afflicted" (VT43:31)

móta-

labour, toil

móta- noun "labour, toil" (MŌ)

mol-

verb. labour

mol- vb. "labour" (a form mólë also listed is presumably the pa.t. though it could also be "labour" as a noun) (PE17:115)

mol-

verb. to labour

tarassë

noun. labour

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

Noldorin 

muda-

verb. to labour, toil

Noldorin [Ety/373] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tars

noun. labour, task

Noldorin [Ety/391] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tass

noun. labour, task

Noldorin [Ety/391] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Early Noldorin

drauth

noun. labour

A word appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as the adjective G. drauth “weary, toilworn, tired”, related to G. drab “labour, toil” (GL/30). ᴱN. drauth also appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, where its gloss has a couple hard-to-read letters, but it seems to be the noun “labour” (PE13/142).

Neo-Sindarin: I’d retain this word for purposes of Neo-Sindarin based on the Neo-Root ᴺ√(D)RAP, but I’d use it with its 1910s meaning ᴺS. drauth “weary, toilworn, tired” since this is part of a more complete paradigm.

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