In Tolkien’s notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s, he said tillë “tip, point” could also be used for fingers and toes, especially in compounds. When applied to fingers it was generally elaborated to ortil “up-point”, as opposed to nútil “under-point” used of toes (VT47/10).
Quenya
ortil
up-point
ortil
noun. up-point
nútil
under-point
nútil (nútill-, pl. nútilli given) noun "under-point", term used in children's play for "toe" (the counterpart of ortil, q.v.) (VT47:10)
nútil
noun. under-point
In Tolkien’s notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s, he said tillë “tip, point” could also be used for fingers and toes, especially in compounds. When applied to toes it was generally elaborated to nútil “under-point”, as opposed to ortil “up-point” used of fingers (VT47/10).
or
over
or prep. "over" (CO); in early "Qenya", this preposition was also defined as "on, upon" (LT1:256, MC:216). Prefixed or- is translated "up" in ortil, q.v.
tillë
tip, point
tillë (pl. tilli given) noun "tip, point", used with reference to fingers and toes (VT47:10, 26); compare ortil, nútil, q.v.
olla
over
olla prep "over" (= beyond, of things passed over, as in "I went over a river" or "they went over the hill") (PE17:65)
ortil (ortill-, pl. ortilli given) noun "up-point", term used in children's play for "finger", the counterpart of nútil, q.v. (VT47:10)