Quenya 

círa

sail

círa ("k")vb. "sail" (apparently the continuative stem of #cir-) (Markirya)

lútë

sail

lútë noun "sail" (MC:213; this is "Qenya")

saila

wise

#saila adj. "wise" (isolated from alasaila [q.v.] "unwise" in a late source)

saila

adjective. wise

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SAY “know, understand”

Element in

saira

wise

saira adj. "wise" (SAY, VT46:12; a later source has the alternative formation #saila as above)

wil-

fly

wil- vb. "fly" (1st pers. aorist wilin "I fly"; changed from vilin pa.t. villë, which would be the forms used in later Exilic Quenya. The older pa.t. would be willë.) (WIL). The early "Qenya" lexicon haswili- "sail, float, fly" (LT1:273)

sirya-

verb. to flow, to flow [smoothly]

Derivations

  • ✶sirya- “to flow, to flow [smoothly]”
    • √SIR “flow” ✧ PE22/135
Quenya [PE17/077; PE22/157; PE22/164] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tsette

noun. fly

Quenya [PE 22:51] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

canya

adjective. wise

Quenya [PE 22:124] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

cir-

verb. to cut, to cut, [ᴱQ.] cleave; *to sail

@@@ Helge Fauskanger suggested that it means “sail” in Markirya: (QQ/círa).

Derivations

  • √KIR “cut, cleave, pass swiftly through; shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly”

Element in

  • Q. aucir- “to cut off (and get rid of or lose a portion)” ✧ WJ/365
  • ᴺQ. cirila “cutting”
  • Q. hócir- “to cut off (so as to have or use a required portion)” ✧ WJ/368
  • Q. métima hrestallo círa “leave the last shore” ✧ MC/221
  • ᴺQ. oscir- “to circumcise, (lit.) around-cut”
Quenya [MC/221; WJ/365; WJ/368] Group: Eldamo. Published by

isqua

wise

isqua ("q") adj. "wise" (LT2:339).

iswa

wise

iswa adj. "wise" (LT2:339); rather saila in Tolkiens later Quenya.

tára

wise

tára (2) ?"wise". (From tentative notes trying to explain Daur [unlenited *Taur] as Sindarin name of Frodo; the more normal word for "wise" seems to be saila/saira.)

tára

adjective. wise

Derivations

  • ✶dāra “wise” ✧ PE17/102

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶dāra > tāra[dāra] > [tāra]✧ PE17/102

Variations

  • tāra ✧ PE17/102

nóla

wise, learned

nóla ("ñ") (1) adj. "wise, learned" (ÑGOL) (note that this and the next nóla would be spelt differently in Tengwar writing, and originally they were also pronounced differently, since nóla "wise, learned" was ñóla in First Age Quenya).

istima

adjective. wise, knowledgeable, v.well informed

Quenya [PE 22:156] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

veluntë

noun. sail

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. BELU “unroll”

itsë

noun. fly

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. ITITH “annoy, *itch, irritate; peck, bite (of flies)”

ramya-

verb. to fly, sail; to wander

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ramya- “to fly, sail; to wander”
    • ᴹ√RAM “*wing, fly” ✧ Ety/RAM
Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

lut-

verb. to float, sail, *swim, flow

@@@ gloss “swim” from NQNT based on ᴹ√LUT glosses

Derivations

  • √LUT “float, float, [ᴹ√] swim”

Sindarin 

sael

adjective. wise

Sindarin [Saelon WJ/233, MR/305, SD/129-31] Group: SINDICT. Published by

sael

adjective. wise

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SAY “know, understand”

Element in

Variations

  • Sael ✧ MR/305 (Sael)
Sindarin [MR/305; PE17/102; SD/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

revia-

verb. to fly, sail

Sindarin [Ety/382, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

revia-

verb. to wander

Sindarin [Ety/382, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

belon

noun. sail

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. BELU “unroll”

renia

sail

(verb) renia- (fly, wander, stray) (i renia, idh reniar)

renia

sail

(fly, wander, stray) (i renia, idh reniar)

sael

wise

1) sael (lenited hael; no distinct pl. form), 2) noen (sensible). Pl. form (if any) uncertain. The archaic form of the word is given as nohen (VT46:7), which would have the pl. form nöhin. If the regular change of ö to e occured before the loss of h, the pl. form of noen could be nain for older nein. 3)

sael

wise

(lenited hael; no distinct pl. form)

renia-

verb. to sail, fly

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

revia-

verb. to fly, sail

@@@ Didier Willis posited revia- (HSD/revia), assuming [mj] > [nj] was a Noldorin-only change

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

gwil-

verb. to fly, sail, float

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WIL “fly, float in air”

renia

fly

1) renia- (sail, wander, stray) (i renia, idh reniar), 2)

renia

fly

(sail, wander, stray) (i renia, idh reniar)

rib

fly

rib- (i rîb, idh ribir) (rush, fling)

rib

fly

(i rîb, idh ribir) (rush, fling)

idhren

wise

idhren (pondering, thoughtful), pl. idhrin. 4) goll (lenited ngoll, pl. gyll). 5) golwen (learned in deep arts), lenited ngolwen, pl. gelwin (archaic *gölwin)

idhren

wise

(pondering, thoughtful), pl. idhrin. 4) goll (lenited ngoll, pl. gyll). 5) golwen (learned in deep arts), lenited ngolwen, pl. gelwin (archaic ✱gölwin)

noen

wise

(sensible). Pl. form (if any) uncertain. The archaic form of the word is given as nohen (VT46:7), which would have the pl. form nöhin. If the regular change of ö to e occured before the loss of h, the pl. form of noen could be nain for older nein.

loda-

verb. to float

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

Primitive elvish

sirya-

verb. to flow, to flow [smoothly]

Derivations

  • √SIR “flow” ✧ PE22/135

Derivatives

  • Q. sirya- “to flow, to flow [smoothly]”

Variations

  • sirja- ✧ PE22/134
  • sirja ✧ PE22/134; PE22/135
Primitive elvish [PE22/134; PE22/135] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dāra

adjective. wise

Changes

  • ndāra/nāra → dāra ✧ PE17/102

Derivatives

  • Q. tára “wise” ✧ PE17/102
  • S. Daur “Frodo” ✧ PE17/102

Variations

  • ndāra/nāra ✧ PE17/102 (ndāra/nāra)
Primitive elvish [PE17/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

sail

adjective. wise

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SAY “know, understand”

Element in

rhenia-

verb. to fly, sail

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ramya- “to fly, sail; to wander” ✧ Ety/RAM
    • ᴹ√RAM “*wing, fly” ✧ Ety/RAM

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ramya- > rhenio[ramja-] > [ranja-] > [rania-] > [renia-] > [r̥enia-]✧ Ety/RAM

rhevia-

verb. to fly, sail

Noldorin [Ety/382, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

siria-

verb. to flow

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. sir- “to flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Derivations

  • On. sirya- “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR
    • ᴹ√SIR “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. sirya- > sirio[sirja-] > [siria-]✧ Ety/SIR

goll

adjective. wise

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

goll

adjective. wise

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nóla “wise, learned” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ñgolda “wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL
    • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Element in

  • N. gollor “magician” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ngolda > goll[ŋgolda] > [golda] > [golða] > [golð] > [goll]✧ Ety/ÑGOL
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noen

adjective. wise, sensible

Noldorin [VT/46:9] Group: SINDICT. Published by

golwen

adjective. wise, learned in deep arts

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhoda-

verb. to float

Changes

  • lhuda → lhoda ✧ EtyAC/LUT

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LUT “float, swim” ✧ Ety/LUT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LUT > lhoda[luta-] > [lota-] > [l̥ota-] > [l̥oda-]✧ Ety/LUT

Variations

  • lhoda ✧ Ety/LUT; EtyAC/LUT
  • lhuda ✧ EtyAC/LUT (lhuda)
Noldorin [Ety/LUT; EtyAC/LUT] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhevia-

verb. to wander

Noldorin [Ety/382, X/RH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

rhista-

verb. to cut

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. rista- “to cut” ✧ Ety/RIS²

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶rista- “cut” ✧ Ety/RIS²
    • ᴹ√RIS “slash, rip” ✧ Ety/RIS²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶rista- > rhisto[rista-] > [r̥ista-]✧ Ety/RIS²
Noldorin [Ety/RIS²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Westron

zîr(a)

adjective. wise

Changes

  • nōth → zīr(a) ✧ PM/051

Element in

  • Wes. Banazîr “Samwise, (lit.) Half-wise” ✧ PM/051

Variations

  • zīr(a) ✧ PM/051
  • nōth ✧ PM/060 (nōth)
Westron [PM/051; PM/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

kiryasta-

verb. to sail

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
kirya“ship, boat”

Variations

  • kiryasta ✧ PE22/121

saira

adjective. wise

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SAY “know, understand” ✧ Ety/SAY

Element in

  • ᴹQ. sairon “wizard” ✧ Ety/SAY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SAY > saira[saira]✧ Ety/SAY

Variations

  • saira- ✧ EtyAC/SAY
Qenya [Ety/SAY; EtyAC/SAY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sir-

verb. to flow

Cognates

  • On. sirya- “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR
  • N. siria- “to flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SIR “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SIR > sir-[sir-]✧ Ety/SIR
Qenya [Ety/SIR; PE22/126] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vil-

verb. to fly, to fly, [ᴱQ.] float, sail

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WIL “fly, float in air” ✧ Ety/WIL

Element in

  • ᴺQ. amavil- “to fly up, soar”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√WIL > vilin[gwil-] > [ɣwil-] > [wil-] > [vil-]✧ Ety/WIL
ᴹ√WIL > wilin[gwil-] > [ɣwil-] > [wil-] > [vil-]✧ Ety/WIL

wil-

verb. to fly

tsette

noun. fly

rista-

verb. to cut

Cognates

  • N. rhista- “to cut” ✧ Ety/RIS²

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶rista- “cut” ✧ Ety/RIS²
    • ᴹ√RIS “slash, rip” ✧ Ety/RIS²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶rista- > rista-[rista-]✧ Ety/RIS²

Middle Primitive Elvish

ramya-

verb. to fly, sail; to wander

Derivations

  • ᴹ√RAM “*wing, fly” ✧ Ety/RAM

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. ramya- “to fly, sail; to wander”
  • N. rhenia- “to fly, sail” ✧ Ety/RAM
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/RAM] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ñgolda

adjective. wise

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivatives

  • N. goll “wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Variations

  • ngolda ✧ Ety/ÑGOL
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

belon

noun. sail

Cognates

gwil-

verb. to sail, float, fly

Cognates

  • Eq. wili- “to sail, fly, float” ✧ GL/45; LT1A/Vilna

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWILI “*fly” ✧ GL/45; LT1A/Vilna

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯il > gwil-¹[gwil-]✧ GL/45
ᴱ√gu̯il > gwaili[gʷīlī] > [gʷailī] > [gʷaili]✧ GL/45

Variations

  • gwil-¹ ✧ GL/45
Gnomish [GL/23; GL/45; LT1A/Vilna] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sitha

noun. fly

A word for “fly” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/68), perhaps related to the early root ᴱ√ITI “peck, bite (of flies), annoy” (QL/43).

Cognates

  • Eq. itse “small fly”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ITI “peck, bite (of flies), annoy”

Element in

  • G. sithagong “dragonfly” ✧ GL/68; LT1A/Gong
  • G. sithaling “fly snake, dragonfly” ✧ GL/68
  • G. Sithaloth “Pleiades (lit.) Fly-cluster” ✧ GL/68; LT1A/Gong

Variations

  • sitha ✧ LT1A/Gong
Gnomish [GL/68; LT1A/Gong] Group: Eldamo. Published by

duila-

verb. to fly

fag-

verb. to cut

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FAKA “cut”

Element in

  • G. fagin “cut” ✧ GL/33

Early Quenya

tala

noun. sail

Element in

Variations

  • tala ✧ PE16/075
Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/216; MC/220; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077; PE16/100; PE16/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

velu

noun. sail

velunte

noun. sail

Cognates

  • G. belon “sail” ✧ GL/22

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VELU “unroll” ✧ QL/100

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VELU > velunte[βeluntē] > [βelunte] > [velunte]✧ QL/100

Variations

  • velu ✧ GL/22
Early Quenya [GL/22; QL/100] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sala-

verb. to sail

salta-

verb. to sail

Variations

  • salta ✧ PE15/77
  • sala ✧ PE15/77
Early Quenya [PE15/77] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vil-

verb. to sail, fly, float

lut-

verb. to flow, sail

wili-

verb. to sail, fly, float

Cognates

  • G. gwil- “to sail, float, fly” ✧ GL/45; LT1A/Vilna

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWILI “*fly” ✧ LT1A/Vilna; QL/104

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√GWILI > ’wili-[gʷili-] > [wili-]✧ QL/104

Variations

  • vil- ✧ GL/45
  • ’wili- ✧ QL/104
Early Quenya [GL/45; LT1A/Vilna; QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

vilki-

verb. to cut

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VḶKḶ > vilkin[βḷk-] > [vḷk-] > [vilk-]✧ QL/101
ᴱ√VḶKḶ > valke[βḹke-] > [vḹke-] > [valke-]✧ QL/101
Early Quenya [QL/101] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kiri-

verb. to cleave; *to sail

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KIÐI “cut, split”

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/216; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/100; PE16/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lutu-

verb. to flow, float, sail

Cognates

  • G. lud- “to flow, stream, float” ✧ LT1A/Alqaluntë

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LUTU “*float” ✧ LT1A/Alqaluntë; QL/057

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LUTU > lutta-[lutta-]✧ LT1A/Alqaluntë
ᴱ√LUTU > lutu-[lutu-]✧ QL/057

Variations

  • lutta- ✧ LT1A/Alqaluntë; QL/057
  • lut- ✧ PE16/134
Early Quenya [LT1A/Alqaluntë; MC/213; MC/216; PE16/056; PE16/057; PE16/060; PE16/061; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/100; PE16/104; PE16/134; QL/057] Group: Eldamo. Published by

isqa

adjective. wise

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ISI “*know” ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa; QL/043

Element in

  • Eq. isqale “cleverness” ✧ QL/043

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ISI¹ > iswa[iswā] > [iswa]✧ QL/043

Variations

  • iswa ✧ LT2A/Eldarissa; QL/043
Early Quenya [LT2A/Eldarissa; QL/043] Group: Eldamo. Published by

iswa

adjective. wise

kelu-

verb. to flow

Cognates

  • G. celu- “to trickle”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KELE “flow, run; ooze, trickle” ✧ QL/046

Element in

  • Eq. kelu(me) “stream; fountain, spring” ✧ QL/046
  • Eq. kelusindi “river (near its source)” ✧ QL/046

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KELU > kelu-[kelu-]✧ QL/046

Variations

  • kelu ✧ PE14/058
Early Quenya [PE14/058; PE16/134; QL/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

feng-

verb. to cut

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FEŊE “*cut” ✧ QL/038

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√FEŊE > fengin[ɸeŋg-] > [feŋg-]✧ QL/038
Early Quenya [QL/038] Group: Eldamo. Published by