Quenya 

torna

hard

#torna adj. "hard", as in tornanga (q.v.), seemingly -storna after prefixes ending in a vowel, as in the comparative forms aristorna, anastorna (PE17:56; the forms are untranslated and may not necessarily be the same adjective "hard".)

torna

adjective. hard

Derivations

  • STOR “steadfast”

Element in

  • Q. anastorna “*extremely hard” ✧ PE17/056
  • Q. tornanga “hard-iron, iron hard, iron hard; hard-iron, *steel” ✧ PE17/056

sarda

hard

sarda adj. "hard" (VT39:17); pl. sardë "hards" may be used in the same sense as sarda tengwi, q.v. (As an independent form we would rather expect a nominal pl. sardar.)

urda

hard, difficult, arduous

urda adj. "hard, difficult, arduous" (PE17:154)

rocca

wheel

[rocca] noun "wheel" (VT46:12)

Sindarin 

norn

noun/adjective. hard; dwarf

Element in

Sindarin [MR/093; MRI/Nornwaith; NM/373; WJI/Nornwaith; WJI/Nyrn] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gorn

hard

adj. hard, thrawn. Also used for Dwarves, esp. in pl2. gornhoth (hostile implication). >> dern

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:46] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

gorn

hard

_ adj. _hard, stiff, thrawn. >> gornod, gordh

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:154] < GUR hard, difficult (_e.g. _Old Norse _tor-_, Greek δυς-). Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

dern

hard

adj. hard, thrawn. Also used for Dwarves, esp. in pl2. dernlir. >> gorn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:46] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

dîr

adjective. hard

_ adj. _hard, difficult. dērā << dīrā. >> dír-

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:154] < _dērā _< DER. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

norn

hard

norn (twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

hard

(twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

twisted

norn (knotted, crabbed, contorted, hard), pl. nyrn . Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

twisted

(knotted, crabbed, contorted, hard), pl. nyrn . Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

knotted

norn (twisted, crabbed, contorted, hard), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

knotted

(twisted, crabbed, contorted, hard), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

crabbed

norn (twisted, knotted, contorted, hard), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

crabbed

(twisted, knotted, contorted, hard), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

contorted

norn (twisted, knotted, crabbed, hard), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

contorted

(twisted, knotted, crabbed, hard), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

noun. [G.] wheel

Derivations

  • NOR “run (or leap) of animals or men, run (or leap) of animals or men; [ᴹ√] run as of wheels, roll along, [ᴱ√] go smoothly, ride, spin”

Noldorin 

norn

adjective. twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted

Noldorin [Ety/387] Group: SINDICT. Published by

norn

adjective. hard

Noldorin [Ety/387] Group: SINDICT. Published by

norn

adjective. twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SNUR “twist” ✧ Ety/SNUR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SNUR > norn[snurna] > [n̥urna] > [n̥orna] > [n̥orn] > [norn]✧ Ety/SNUR
Noldorin [Ety/SNUR] Group: Eldamo. 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!

Gnomish

norn

noun. wheel

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NORO “run, go smoothly, ride, spin” ✧ LT1A/Nornorë
Gnomish [GL/31; GL/61; LT1A/Nornorë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

norn

noun. ?wheel, [G.] wheel

Early Noldorin [PE13/151] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

ʒono Reconstructed

root. hard

Derivatives

  • ᴱ√NOHO “extended” ✧ QL/066; QL/067
    • ᴱ✶nold
    • G. nôl “head” ✧ GL/61
    • Eq. nohto- “to stick out” ✧ QL/067
    • Eq. nóla “summit, head, top (only used of mountains etc.); (round) hill; crown of head” ✧ QL/067
    • G. nog “hill, knob, prominence”
    • G. nogra- “to excell, exceed”
  • Eq. omba “hard (*as stone)” ✧ QL/070
  • Eq. ondo “stone, rock” ✧ LT1A/Gondolin; QL/070
  • Eq. hon “stone, rock”
  • Eq. on(d) “(a) stone” ✧ QL/070
  • Eq. onwa “stony” ✧ QL/070
  • Eq. onin “anvil” ✧ QL/070
  • En. gonn “stone, rock”
  • G. gonn “(great) stone, rock”
  • G. gontha “pillar, stele, memorial”

Variations

  • ONO ✧ LT1A/Gondolin; QL/067
  • ONO¹ ✧ QL/066; QL/070
Early Primitive Elvish [LT1A/Gondolin; QL/066; QL/067; QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

qirin

noun. wheel

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QIÐI “*stir, spin” ✧ QL/077

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QIŘI > qirin[kʷiðin] > [kʷizin] > [kʷirin]✧ QL/077
Early Quenya [QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by