neme

root. *sew

An unglossed root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like ᴱQ. nelma “needle” and ᴱQ. neme- “sew” (QL/65). There are no indications that this root had such a meaning in Tolkien’s later writing.

Derivatives

• Eq. nelma “needle” ✧ QL/065
• Eq. nemba “thread” ✧ QL/065
• Eq. neme- “to sew” ✧ QL/065

pṛtṛ Reconstructed

root. judge

A hypothetical root explaining words in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s such G. pridu- “decide” and G. pridwir “judge” (GL/64). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing.

Derivatives

• G. pridu- “to decide”
• G. pridwen “judgment”
• G. pridwir “judge”
• G. prind “distinction”