stal
root. strong
stal
root. *valiant
thirip
root. stalk
thala
adjective. stalwart, steady, firm, stalwart, steady, firm, [ᴱN.] hardy, valiant, bold
thala
adjective. stalwart, steady, firm
tolog
adjective. stalwart, trusty
tolog
adjective. stalwart, trusty
telch
noun. stem
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stem” under the root ᴹ√TELEK “stalk, stem, leg” (Ety/TÉLEK). Its Quenya cognate Q. telco “stem, leg” continued to appear in Tolkien’s later writings (PE17/122; LotR/1118).
Neo-Sindarin: Conceivably this word might also mean “leg” like its Quenya cognate. However, I recommend using this word only for its attested gloss “stem” and suggest ᴺS. teleg for “leg”; see that entry for details.
thalion
noun. hero, dauntless man
callon
noun. hero
afarch
adjective. very dry, arid
baradh
adjective. steep
baradh
adjective. steep
belt
adjective. strong in body
callon
noun. hero
parch
adjective. dry
parch
adjective. dry
telch
noun. stem
thalion
noun. hero, dauntless man (especially as surname of Húrin Thalion)
thalion
masculine name. hero, dauntless man
sirpë
stem, stalk
sirpë noun "stem, stalk" (QL:84)
ambalasar
noun. stalagmite, (lit.) up-growing stone
undalasar
noun. stalactite, (lit.) down-growing stone
sirpë
noun. stalk, slender tube, stem
talya
adjective. stalwart, steady, firm
salyon(do)
noun. hero, dauntless man
Turcafinwë
strong, powerful (in body) finwë
Turcafinwë masc. name, "strong, powerful (in body) Finwë", masc. name; he was called Celegorm in Sindarin. Short Quenya name Turco. (PM:352), compare #turco "chief" (q.v.)
aiqua
steep
aiqua("q")adj. "steep" (AYAK). Not to be confused with the pronoun *aiqua "if anything, whatever" that post-Tolkien writers have extrapolated from aiquen (q.v.) on the basis of such pairs as ilquen vs. ilqua (q.v.)
oronta
steep
oronta adj. "steep" (LT1:256)
parca
dry
parca (1) ("k")adj. "dry" (PÁRAK)
poldorë
strong, burly
poldorë noun? (not glossed, derived from polda "strong, burly": possibly "strength" as an abstract) (POL/POLOD)
telco
stem
telco noun "stem" of a Tengwa symbol (Appendix E). The Etymologies gives telco ("k") pl. telqui ("q") "leg" (the pl. form is said to be analogical) (TÉLEK). It seems, then, that the word can refer to a "stem" or "leg" in general as well as the stem of a Tengwa. In the pre-classical Tengwar system presupposed in the Etymologies, telco is used to refer to a carrier symbol (VT46:18, 33)
thrimp
noun. stalk
thala
stalwart
1) thala (steady, firm), pl. ?theili; 2) tolog (lenited dolog; pl. telyg for archaic tölyg) (trusty)
thala
stalwart
(steady, firm), pl. ?theili
tolog
stalwart
(lenited dolog; pl. telyg for archaic tölyg) (trusty)
apharch
adjective. very dry, arid
thalion
noun. hero, dauntless man (especially as surname of Húrin Thalion)
apharch
very dry
(pl. epherch) (VT45:5, 36)
baradh
steep
baradh (pl. beraidh, lenited varadh).
baradh
steep
(pl. beraidh, lenited varadh).
bell
strong
1) (in body) *bell, lenited vell, pl. bill. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” belt. 2)
bell
strong
lenited vell, pl. bill. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” belt.
callon
hero
1) callon (i gallon, o challon), pl. cellyn (i chellyn), coll. pl. callonnath; 2) thalion (dauntless man), pl. thelyn. Also used as an adj. ”dauntless, steadfast, strong”.
callon
hero
(i gallon, o challon), pl. cellyn (i chellyn), coll. pl. callonnath
parch
dry
parch (lenited barch; pl. perch);
parch
dry
(lenited barch; pl. perch);
telch
stem
telch (i delch, o thelch), pl. tilch (i thilch)
telch
stem
(i delch, o thelch), pl. tilch (i thilch)
thalion
strong
thalion (steadfast, dauntless), pl. thelyn. Also used as a noun ”hero, dauntless man”.
thalion
strong
(steadfast, dauntless), pl. thelyn. Also used as a noun ”hero, dauntless man”.
thalion
hero
(dauntless man), pl. thelyn. Also used as an adj. ”dauntless, steadfast, strong”.
thall Speculative
adjective. steep, falling steeply (of river)
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!
stal
root. steep
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “steep” with derivatives like Ilk. thall “steep, falling steeply (of river)” and Ilk. thalos “torrent”, the latter used for the river name Ilk. Thalos (Ety/STAL). Tolkien continued to use the name S. Thalos in later versions of The Silmarillion, but the name was translated nowhere else, making its continued connection to the 1930s root uncertain.
stalga
adjective. stalwart, steady, firm
stalag
root. *stalwart, steady, firm
stalrā
adjective. steep, falling steeply (of river)
stalgondō
noun. hero, dauntless man
telek
root. stalk, stem, leg
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stalk, stem, leg” with derivatives like ᴹQ. telko “leg” and N. telch “stem” (Ety/TÉLEK). Tolkien’s continuing use of Q. telco for “leg” or “stem (of a tengwa symbol)” indicates the ongoing validity of this root (PE22/51; PE17/122; LotR/1118). In earlier writings, Tolkien first gave ᴱQ. pelko “leg” < ᴱ√PELE (QL/73), but ᴱQ. telko “stem” appeared in Qenya Declensions from the late 1920s (PE16/113), and both pelko and telko appeared in declensions from early 1930s (PE21/48, 53) before Tolkien settled more firmly on telko in the mid-1930s, as noted above.
kalrondō
noun. hero
bel
root. strong
parkā
adjective. dry
stalga
adjective. stalwart, steady, firm
belda
adjective. strong
stalga
adjective. stalga
stalgond-
noun. stalgond-
stalqe
noun. stalqe
siripi
root. *stalk
The unglossed root ᴱ√SIRIP is one of the few triconsonantal roots appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, where it had derivatives ᴱQ. siripta “slender stem” and ᴱQ. sirpe “stem, stalk, slender tube, etc.” (QL/84). In the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon it had derivatives like G. sirp “straw” (GL/68) but also G. thribin “lean” and G. thrimp “stalk” from ✱s(i)rip- (GL/73) since initial sr- became thr- in Gnomish.
Neo-Eldarin: I think it is worth positing a Neo-Root ᴺ√THIRIP “stalk” to salvage some of these early words. I prefer ᴺ√THIRIP over just keeping ᴱ√SIRIP unchanged because (a) it better preserves the forms of more Gnomish words and (b) helps differentiate the Neo-Root from 1930s ᴹ√SRIP “scratch” (Ety/SRIP).
sthalga
adjective. stalwart, steady, firm
barada
adjective. steep
belda
adjective. strong
parkha
adjective. dry
thrimp
noun. stalk
fripthon
noun. stalk
tarf
adjective. dry, stale
tarp
adjective. dry, stale
thripthon
noun. stem
seth
adjective. dry
suib
adjective. dry
sirpe
noun. stem, stalk, slender tube, etc.
A noun appearing as ᴱQ. sirpe “stem, stalk (slender tube, etc.)” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√SIRIP (QL/84).
Neo-Quenya: As this early root does not conflict with any later forms, I would retain this word as ᴺQ. sirpë “stalk, slender tube”. However, I adapt the early root as ᴺ√THIRIP “stalk” to preserve more Gnomish forms, so I would assume the s in ᴺQ. sirpë is from older þ. Furthermore, for “stem” I would use the later word Q. telco (LotR/1118).
oronta
adjective. steep
telko
noun. stem
tulka
adjective. strong
turka
adjective. strong
thall
adjective. steep, falling steeply (of river)
An adjective meaning “steep, falling steeply (of river)” derived from primitive ᴹ✶stalrā (Ety/STAL). The [[ilk|initial [s] spirantalized the following [t] to [θ] (“th”)]], and the [[mp|[lr] became [ll]]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/thall).
beleg
masculine name. Strong
ne(i)rion
noun. hero
tarch
adjective. dry
tarf
adjective. dry
aiqa
adjective. steep, steep, [ᴱQ.] tall; high, lofty, sublime; chief
The unglossed root ᴹ√STALAG appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like N. thala “stalwart, steady, firm” and N. thalion “hero, dauntless man” (Ety/STÁLAG), the latter a sobriquet of Húrin typically translated as “Steadfast” in the narratives themselves (S/199). Similar forms appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists from the 1920s derived from the primitive form ᴱ✶stalga (PE13/153).
The root √STAL “strong” was mentioned in passing as the basis for the adjective Q. astalda in a rejected page associated with roots having to do with “large & small” words, probably from the late 1960s (PE17/115; VT47/26 note #26). The name Q. Astaldo “Valiant” appeared as a sobriquet of Tulkas in later versions of The Silmarillion (S/28), replacing the earlier name Q. Poldórëa of similar meaning (MR/146, 149; LR/206). For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I would assume √STAL (and its derivatives) means “✱valiant” rather than “strong”.