or(i)qaldo

proper name. Or(i)qaldo

A name appearing in the inside cover of the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/41), its meaning is unclear.

orta

preposition. above

The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. orta “above” under the early root ᴱ√ORO (QL/70). The English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s had orta “above” as an adverb, plus atta/orta as prepositions, but these were all deleted.

Neo-Quenya: Luinyelle and Arael coined a neologism ᴺQ. orsa [þ] “upper, above” as an adjective, posted to the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) on 2022-05-23 and inspired by G. ortha and ᴺS. orth “upper”. As pointed out by Parmandil in 2024, this cannot be derived from ✱ortha since otherwise rth &gt; rt, so it must be from or(o)thā; compare ursa [þ] “rage” < ✱ur(u)tha.

oro

noun. hill

oron

noun. hill

orne

noun. tree

orot

noun. cave

orme

noun. tree

fandor

noun. monster

kordon

noun. idol

voronda

adjective. faithful

fantor

noun. monster

var

conjunction. or

kalleva

adjective. fair (weather or complexion)

ᴱQ. kalleva “fair (weather or complexion)” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon along with a variant ᴱQ. kallevoite, both adjectival forms of ᴱQ. kalle “fair weather” under the early root ᴱ√KALA “shine golden” (QL/44).

Neo-Quenya: I think this word might be salvaged as ᴺQ. calleva, since the later root √KAL was still associated with light, and this description of fair weather seems to boil down to “lightness”, as in the absence of obscuring clouds, and similarly for “fair complexion”.

laukien

noun. vegetable or kitchen garden

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “vegetable or kitchen garden”, an elaboration of ᴱQ. lauke “vegetable” (QL/52).

tompo-tompo

noun. noise of drums (or guns)

An onomatopoeic word for the “noise of drums (or guns)” in the Qenya Lexicon from the early root ᴱ√TOMPO (QL/94).

Neo-Quenya: I think this word might be salvaged in Neo-Quenya as a derivative of the later root √TOM for “resonant sounds” (PE17/138).

vassivaswe

noun. beating or rushing of wings

A word given as {vassiwaswe >>} vassivaswe the “beating or rushing of wings” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of ᴱQ. vasse (vassi-) “wing” (QL/100).

-ilqa

suffix. -ly or -like

nala-

verb. to sing or ring

nyanda

noun. nursery story or rhyme

karkasse

noun. row of spikes or teeth

miqilitse

noun. little or tender kiss

kalongalan

noun. ringing or jangling of (large) bells

kallevoite

adjective. fair (weather or complexion)

kalongale

noun. ringing or jangling of (large) bells

karkaras

noun. row of spikes or teeth

enwa

noun. tomorrow

nond(in)a

adjective. tomorrow

na

preposition. for

andon

noun. door, gate

ekte

noun. sword

nuo

noun. tomorrow

oldo(s)

adverb. more

non(n)o

noun. tomorrow

nua(n)

noun. tomorrow

turwa

adjective. powerful

An adjective for “powerful” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TURU “am strong” (QL/96).

Neo-Quenya: Since √TUR remains connected to power in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain this word for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but I’d use it for general or abstract forms of potency, as opposed to being physically powerful (turca or [ᴹQ.] poldórea) or politically powerful (túrëa). For example: turwa nus “a powerful smell” or turwa vangwe “a powerful storm”.

herendo

noun. brother

A word for “brother” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with numerous variants: herendo or herēro, hestaner, and hesta(noi)nu, all based on the early root ᴱ√HESE that was the basis for “brother” and “sister” words (QL/40). Of these Tolkien said herendo/herēro was the “ordinary word”, and herendo appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/40).

enga

noun. mead

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “mead” in the sense “✱meadow”, a derivative of ᴱ√EŊE (QL/36).

feng-

verb. to cut

A verb appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as fengin “I cut” under the early root ᴱ√FEŊE (QL/38).

lotarwa

noun. garden

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “garden” based on lōtetarwa, a combination of ᴱQ. lóte “flower” and ᴱQ. tarwa “garden” (QL/55).

Neo-Quenya: Since Q. lótë “flower” survives in Tolkien’s later writing and I retain ᴺQ. tarwa for purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would retain ᴺQ. lotarwa as well, but with the more specific sense “[flower] garden”.

vilki-

verb. to cut

A verb appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as vilkin “it cuts” under the early root ᴱ√VḶKḶ (QL/101).

kante

noun. edge

A word in Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s equivalent to ᴱN. caint “edge” derived from ᴱ✶kantya (PE13/140).

kasse

preposition. above

A preposition (and adverb?) for “above” in the English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s, used with the genitive (PE15/68). It is simply the locative of ᴱQ. kas.

tilta

adjective. slanting

An adjective in the Early Noldorin Dictionary of the 1920s glossed “slanting”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶tḷtā́ (PE13/165). In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s it appeared as ᴱQ. tiltin “slanting” as a derivative of ᴱ√TḶTḶ (QL/80).

eldarien

place name. Elfinesse

A Qenya name for “Elfinesse” (kingdom of the Elves) in an early name list (PE15/61, 71), an elaboration of Elda “Elf”.

elwen

noun. heart

A word appearing as ᴱQ. Elben “heart” in the Name-list to the Fall of Gondolin of the 1910s (LT2/202; PE15/23), but as ᴱQ. Elwen “heart” in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√LEFE (QL/35, 52). These words were connected to the character G. Elfrith who vanished from later versions of the legendarium.

indo

noun. house

A word for “house” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√IŘI [IÐI] “dwell” (QL/43). It also appeared in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/43).

nóte

noun. dew

A noun appearing as ᴱQ. nōte “dew” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√NOSO (QL/67), and as ᴱQ. nóte “dew” in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/68). It also appeared as ᴱQ. nōtē­ in the Early Noldorin Grammar of the 1920s as a cognate of ᴱN. nûd “wet” (PE13/122).

rin

noun. dew

A word for “dew” in Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√RIŊI (QL/80).

via

adjective. male

An adjective in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “male”, likely related to ᴱQ. vie “teors” [= “✱penis”] (PE16/135).

úvanimo

noun. monster

vilisse

noun. spirit

aire

adjective. old

en(we)

noun. name

maske

noun. dusk

sehta-

verb. to see

sovea

adjective. alike

tekka

noun. book

tekte

noun. book

kale

noun. day

lá

noun. day

peler

noun. fence

valma

adjective. powerful

véla

verb. to see

ambo

noun. hill

amun

noun. hill

an

noun. gift

anta-

verb. to give

fandelu

noun. monster

hon

noun. heart

kalumet

noun. lamp

karne

adjective. red

mir

cardinal. one

núme

noun. west

rótele

noun. cave

wende

noun. maiden

yelwa

adjective. cold

áye

interjection. hail

hestaner

noun. brother

hestanu

noun. brother

maksella

noun. mesh

tiltin

adjective. slanting

túrea

adjective. mighty

hyekka

noun. jerk

atta

preposition. above

el

adverb/adjective. one

elben

noun. heart

eldarinan

place name. Elfinesse

fandos

noun. monster

heréro

noun. brother

hestanoinu

noun. brother

histe

noun/adjective. dusk

honde

noun. heart

hondo

noun. heart

kie

noun. path

londa

noun. heart

palante

noun. plain

palume

noun. plain

salistina

adjective. blessed

ulqa

adjective. evil

áno

noun. gift