Quenya 

quolúvië

noun. pestilence

Elements

WordGloss
quolúva“pestilent, pestilential”

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Gnomish

colu

noun. pestilence

A noun for “pestilence” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/26), clearly related to ᴱQ. qolu “disease” and hence derived from the early root ᴱ√QOLO (QL/78).

Cognates

  • Eq. qolu “disease”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QOLO “*disease”

Element in

  • G. coluid “pestilent” ✧ GL/26

Early Quenya

qolúvie

noun. pestilence

A word appearing as ᴱQ. qolúvie “pestilence” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a noun form of ᴱQ. qolūva “pestilent, pestilential” (QL/78).

Neo-Quenya: I’d retain ᴺQ. quolúvië “pestilence” for purposes of Neo-Quenya. Not all Neo-Quenya writers accept quo- as a valid combination; see the entry on how [[q|[wo] became [o]]] for further discussion.

Variations

  • qolūvie ✧ QL/078
Early Quenya [QL/078] Group: Eldamo. Published by