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Early Primitive Elvish

nolo

root. dare

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dare”, with derivatives like ᴱQ. nolme “audacity” and ᴱQ. nolwa “bold, brave” (QL/67). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing.

Derivatives

  • Eq. nolme “audacity” ✧ QL/067
  • Eq. nolo- “to dare” ✧ QL/067
  • Eq. nolwa “bold, brave” ✧ QL/067
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/067] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ŋolo

root. to know

Derivatives

  • ᴱ✶Ngol(o)dō-
    • Eq. Noldo “Gnome” ✧ PE13/145
    • Eq. noldare “mole” ✧ QL/067
    • En. Golodh “Gnome, Deep-elf” ✧ PE13/145
    • Et. goldo ✧ PE13/145
  • ᴱ✶ŋolđō
    • Eq. Noldo “Gnome” ✧ GL/41
    • Eq. noldare “mole” ✧ QL/067
    • G. Golda “Gnome, wise one” ✧ GL/41
  • ᴱ✶ŋōlo
    • G. Golda “Gnome, wise one” ✧ PE13/117; PE13/117
  • ᴱ✶ŋolta
    • G. Golda “Gnome, wise one” ✧ PE13/117
  • Eq. Noldo “Gnome” ✧ LT1A/Noldoli; QL/067
  • Eq. nóleme “deep lore, wisdom” ✧ LT1A/Noldoli; QL/067
  • G. Golda “Gnome, wise one” ✧ LT1A/Noldoli
  • G. golma “lore, wisdom, ancient lore”
  • En. gûl “wisdom”

Variations

  • NOL ✧ LT1A/Noldoli
  • ŇOL ✧ QL/067
  • ŇOLO ✧ QL/067
Early Primitive Elvish [LT1A/Noldoli; QL/067] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kasa

root. head

Derivatives

  • ᴱ✶kasla
    • Eilk. cath ✧ PE13/140
    • Eq. kalla “helmet” ✧ PE13/140
    • En. caul “helmet” ✧ PE13/140
  • Eq. kas “head, top, summit”
  • Eq. kar “head” ✧ QL/045
  • Eq. kasien “helmet” ✧ QL/045
  • Eq. kastea “of the head; head-, capital, chief” ✧ QL/045
  • En. cas “skull, skull, [G.] head”
  • G. cas “head, skull”
  • En. câ “top”

Element in

Variations

  • KAS ✧ QL/031
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/031; QL/045] Group: Eldamo. Published by