quenta

tale

quenta ("q")noun "tale" (KWET), "narrative, story" (VT39:16); Quenta Silmarillion "the Story/Tale of the Silmarils", also Quenta Eldalien "History of the Elves" (SD:303), notice "Qenya" genitive in -n in the latter title. Quenta is also translated "account", as in Valaquenta "Account of the Valar".

quenta

noun. story, narrative, account, history, story, narrative, account, history, [ᴹQ.] tale

Derivations

• √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ SA/quen
  • √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Element in

• Q. hanquenta “answer, answer, *response” ✧ PE17/166
• Q. Lámaquenta “Account of Sounds” ✧ PE18/082
• Q. quentalë “history, narration, history, narration, [ᴹQ.] account” ✧ VT39/16
• Q. Quenta Noldorinwa “the History of the Noldor” ✧ PM/030; WJ/027
• Q. Quenta Silmarillion “History of the Silmarils” ✧ S/033
• Q. quentasta “historical account” ✧ VT39/16
• Q. Valaquenta “Account of the Valar” ✧ SA/quen

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√quen- > Quenta	[kwenta]	✧ SA/quen

Variations

• qenta ✧ PE18/082
• Quenta ✧ PM/030; PMI/Quenta; S/033; SA/quen; WJ/027

quenta#

noun. account

account

quentalë

account, history

quentalë ("q") noun "account, history" (KWET), "narration, History" as abstract, but the word may also be used with a particular reference, as in quentalë Noldoron or quentalë Noldorinwa "the history of the Noldor", referring to the real events rather than an account of them: "that part of [universal] History which concerned the Noldor". (VT39:16; in this source the spelling really is "quentale" rather than "qentale")

Valaquenta

account of the valar

Valaquenta noun "Account of the Valar" (SA:val-). See quenta.

nyáre#

noun. account

account

nyarna

tale, saga

nyarna noun "tale, saga" (NAR2), compounded in nyarmamaitar noun "storyteller" (PE17:163), literally *"tale-artist" (see maitar).

nyárë

tale, saga, history

nyárë noun "tale, saga, history". Compounded in Eldanyárë "History of the Elves", lumenyárë "history, chronological account" (NAR2, LR:199). Compare nyarië, nyarna.

Silmaril

radiance of pure light

Silmaril (Silmarill-, as in pl. Silmarilli), noun, name of the shining jewels made by Fëanor; full sg. form Silmarillë (SA:sil, SIL, RIL, MIR).Translated "radiance of pure light" in Letters:148. Gen. pl. Silmarillion, as in (Quenta) Silmarillion "(the Story) of the Silmarils".

glaer

noun. tale, [N.] long lay, narrative poem, [S.] tale, song

Derivations

• √LIR “sing, warble, sing, warble, [ᴹ√] trill”

Element in

• S. Laer Cú Beleg “Song of the Great Bow” ✧ S/209
• S. Glaer nia Chîn Húrin “Tale of the Children of Húrin” ✧ WJ/160

Variations

• Laer ✧ S/209
• Glaer ✧ WJ/160

narn

noun. a tale or a saga, that is told in verse to be spoken and not sung

narn

noun. tale, tale, [N.] saga

Derivations

• ᴹ√NYAR “tell, relate”

Element in

• S. Narn Beren ion Barahir “*Tale of Beren son of Barahir” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn en·Êl “*Tale of the Star” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn e·Dant Gondolin ar Orthad en·Êl “*Tale of the Fall of Gondolin and the Raising of the Star” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn e·Dinúviel “Tale of the Nightingale” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn e·mbar Hador “*Tale of the House of Hador” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn e·’Rach Morgoth “Tale of the Curse of Morgoth” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn i Chîn Húrin “Tale of the Children of Húrin” ✧ MR/373; S/198; UT/057
• ᴺS. narphen “character [of a story]”
• S. Nern in Adanath “Legendarium of the Fathers of Men” ✧ MR/373
• S. Nern in Edenedair “Legendarium of the Fathers of Men” ✧ MR/373

Variations

• Narn ✧ MR/373; S/198; SI/Narn i Hîn Húrin; UT/057

pent

story

pent (i bent, o phent) (tale), pl. pint (i phint), coll. pl. pennath.

pent

story

(i bent, o phent) (tale), pl. pint (i phint), coll. pl. pennath.

trenarn

account

trenarn (i drenarn, o threnarn) (tale), pl. trenern (i threnern)

trenarn

account

(i drenarn, o threnarn) (tale), pl. trenern (i threnern)

nara

story

(i nara, in narar).

narn

tale

1) narn (saga; versified tale to be spoken rather than sung), pl. nern**; 2) pent (i bent, o phent) (story), pl. pint (i phint), coll. pl. pennath; 3) trenarn (i drenarn, o threnarn) (account), pl. trenern (i threnern); 4) gwanod (i **wanod) (number), pl. gwenyd (in gwenyd).

narn

tale

(saga; versified tale to be spoken rather than sung), pl. *nern***; 2) pent (i** bent, o phent) (story), pl. pint (i** phint), coll. pl. pennath; 3) trenarn (i** drenarn, o threnarn) (account), pl. trenern (i** threnern); 4) gwanod (i ’wanod) (number), pl. gwenyd (in gwenyd**).

pent

noun. tale

trenarn

noun. account, tale

narn

noun. a tale or a saga, that is told in verse to be spoken and not sung

gwanod

noun. tale, number