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!

Early Quenya

rin

noun. dew

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

Early Quenya [LT1A/Ringil; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rin

noun. year, circle

Early Quenya [PME/080; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ringil

proper name. Ringil

Early Quenya [LB/285; LBI/Ringil; LT1A/Ringil; LT1I/Ringil] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rinku

noun. orb of Moon

A word for the “orb of the Moon” appear in Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s and the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√RINI, except that the form was erased from the Qenya Lexicon (QL/80; PME/80). A variant of it seems to appear in the 1920s, the final dual element -ringwi in the word ᴱQ. ránuringwi “sun and moon” (PE14/76; PE15/75).

Early Quenya [PME/080; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ringa

adjective. cold, damp, chilly

Early Quenya [LT1A/Qerkaringa; LT1A/Ringil; MC/213; PE16/145; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ringwe

noun. rime, frost; cold

Early Quenya [LT1A/Ringil; PE16/145; QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rinki

adjective. orbed

Early Quenya [QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rinko

noun. disc, orb, circle

Early Quenya [PME/080; QL/080; QL/083] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rinqa

adjective. round, circular; revolving returning, recurrent

Early Quenya [QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rinkalenda

noun. anniversary

Early Quenya [QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-rin

suffix. noun suffix

Early Quenya [QL/035; QL/050] Group: Eldamo. Published by

werin(a)

adjective. round

Early Quenya [QL/103] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pirimbe

noun. ring, circle

Early Quenya [PE13/152] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kalongalan

noun. ringing or jangling of (large) bells

Early Quenya [QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kalongale

noun. ringing or jangling of (large) bells

ank

noun. loop, handle, ring

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “loop, handle, ring” for holding something, derived from the early root ᴱ√ᵁNQᵁN having to do with ears (QL/31, 98). Tolkien considered transferring it to the root ᴱ√AQA “grasp, hold” (QL/31).

Early Quenya [QL/031; QL/098] Group: Eldamo. Published by

randa

noun. bark; peel, rind, outer ring, circumference

A word for “bark” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, also glossed “peel, rind, outer ring, circumference” and derived from the early root ᴱ√RAŘA [RAÐA] (QL/79).

Early Quenya [QL/079] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nalie

noun. playing of tunes, ringing of bells

Early Quenya [QL/064] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hyal-

verb. to ring, resound

Early Quenya [PE16/144] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kalonya-

verb. to ring, peal

Early Quenya [QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kilintya-

verb. to ring, tinkle

Early Quenya [QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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).

Early Quenya [PE13/122; PME/068; QL/067] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-ine

suffix. noun suffix

Early Quenya [QL/043; QL/047; QL/052; QL/057; QL/058; QL/063; QL/072; QL/075; QL/082; QL/087; QL/095; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-re

suffix. noun suffix

Early Quenya [QL/031; QL/055; QL/078; QL/091; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kilin

noun. bell

Early Quenya [QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

korima

adjective. round

Early Quenya [LT1A/korin; QL/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-lin

suffix. noun suffix

-lis

suffix. noun suffix

Early Quenya [QL/029; QL/032; QL/043; QL/057; QL/071; QL/077; QL/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fen

noun. reed

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “reed” under the early root ᴱ√FEŊE (QL/38). It appeared as its stem form feng- “reed” in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon as a cognate of G. feng “(war) arrow” (GL/34).

Early Quenya [GL/34; QL/038] Group: Eldamo. Published by

heresse

noun. sister

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

Early Quenya [PME/040; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hesin

noun. winter

Early Quenya [LT1A/Heskil; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hestani

noun. sister

Early Quenya [QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hestanoini

noun. sister

hestaqin

noun. sister

Early Quenya [QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hyekka

noun. jerk

Early Quenya [PE16/144] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kale

noun. day

Early Quenya [PE14/043] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kisin

adjective. cleft

Early Quenya [QL/047] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lepta

noun. finger

Early Quenya [PE15/72; PE15/74; PE16/137] Group: Eldamo. Published by

let

noun. finger

Early Quenya [PME/053; QL/053] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. day

Early Quenya [PE16/075] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rauka

adjective. swift

riqi-

verb. to wrench, twist

Early Quenya [QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tenge

noun. finger

tenna

noun. finger

A noun for “finger” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√TENE “touch, feel” (QL/91). It was also mentioned in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, but with -nd- written above it indicating a variant form tenda (PME/91). A similar word tenge “finger” appeared Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/137), but ᴱQ. lepta was written next to it, perhaps as a replacement, since after this point finger-words were primarily based on √LEP.

Early Quenya [PE16/137; PME/091; QL/091] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yan

conjunction. when

Early Quenya [PE14/059] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yelin

noun. winter

Early Quenya [LT1A/Melko; PME/106; QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yelwa

adjective. cold

Early Quenya [LT1A/Melko; QL/106] Group: Eldamo. Published by

latta

noun. year

Early Quenya [GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by