Quenya 

tulunca

steady, firm

tulunca ("k") adj. "steady, firm" (LT1:270; in Tolkien's later Quenya tulca)

sanda

firm, true, abiding

sanda (þ) (1) adj. "firm, true, abiding" (STAN)

tanca

firm, fixed, sure

tanca ("k")adj. "firm, fixed, sure" (TAK)

tulca

firm, strong, immovable, steadfast

tulca (1) ("k") adj. "firm, strong, immovable, steadfast" (TULUK)

poldorë

strong, burly

poldorë noun? (not glossed, derived from polda "strong, burly": possibly "strength" as an abstract) (POL/POLOD)

tancata

verb. to make firm, fix

Quenya [PE 22:157] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

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.)

talya

adjective. stalwart, steady, firm

Cognates

  • N. thala “stalwart, steady, firm, stalwart, steady, firm, [ᴱN.] hardy, valiant, bold”
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rua

adjective. steady, still, tranquil

Derivations

  • ᴺ✶. RUH “*still”

Sindarin 

taug

adjective. firm

adj. firm, strong, ?withstand. Q. tauka stiff, wooden.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:115] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

thala

steady

thala (stalwart, firm), pl. ?theili;

thala

steady

(stalwart, firm), pl. ?theili;

estel

steady purpose

(hope, trust), pl. estil

thand

firm

(true, abiding), pl. thaind (VT46:16; notice that the forms “thenid” and “thenin” in LR:388 s.v. STAN represent misreadings of Tolkien’s manuscript).

tangada

make firm

(confirm, establish) (i dangada, i thangadar)

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)

tanc

firm

(adj.) tanc (lenited danc; pl. tainc)

tanc

firm

(lenited danc; pl. tainc)

thala

firm

1) thala (steady, stalwart), pl. ?theili, 2) thand (true, abiding), pl. thaind (VT46:16; notice that the forms “thenid” and “thenin” in LR:388 s.v. STAN represent misreadings of Tolkiens manuscript).

thala

firm

(steady, stalwart), pl. ?theili

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.

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”.

tolcha-

verb. to support, *steady, comfort; to make firm, confirm

Cognates

  • ᴺQ. tulca- “to set up, establish, *found; to fix, stick in,”

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TULUK “*support, prop; steady, firm”
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Primitive elvish

stal

root. strong

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”.

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. astal “valour”
  • Q. astalda “strong, *valiant” ✧ PE17/115

Element in

  • ᴺS. thalas “valour, courage”
Primitive elvish [PE17/115; PE17/185] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

thand

adjective. firm, true, abiding

Misreading thenid, thenin rectified according to VT/46:16

Noldorin [Ety/388, VT/46:16] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tangada-

verb. to make firm, confirm, establish

Noldorin [Ety/389] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thala

adjective. stalwart, steady, firm

Noldorin [Ety/388] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thala

adjective. stalwart, steady, firm, stalwart, steady, firm, [ᴱN.] hardy, valiant, bold

Cognates

  • ᴺQ. talya “stalwart, steady, firm”
  • ᴹT. stalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG

Derivations

  • On. sthalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • ᴹ✶stalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • ᴹ√STALAG “*stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. sthalga > thala[sθalga] > [θalga] > [θalɣa] > [θalɣ] > [θala]✧ Ety/STÁLAG
Noldorin [Ety/STÁLAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

belt

adjective. strong in body

Noldorin [Ety/352, Tengwestie/20031207] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tanc

adjective. firm

Noldorin [Ety/389] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tanc

adjective. firm, firm; [ᴱN.] steady, steadfast; [G.] settled

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tanka “firm, fixed, sure, firm, fixed, sure, [ᴱQ.] fast; steady, (stead)fast” ✧ Ety/TAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make” ✧ Ety/TAK

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√TAK > tanc[taŋka] > [taŋkʰa] > [taŋxa] > [taŋx] > [taŋk]✧ Ety/TAK

thann

adjective. firm, true, abiding

Misreading thenid, thenin rectified according to VT/46:16

Noldorin [Ety/388, VT/46:16] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tolog

adjective. stalwart, trusty

Noldorin [Ety/395] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

tanka

adjective. firm, fixed, sure, firm, fixed, sure, [ᴱQ.] fast; steady, (stead)fast

Cognates

  • N. tanc “firm, firm; [ᴱN.] steady, steadfast; [G.] settled” ✧ Ety/TAK
  • Ilk. tâch “firm, stiff, solid” ✧ Ety/TAK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tanka “firm”
    • ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make”
  • ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make” ✧ Ety/TAK; PE22/111

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√TAK > tanka[taŋka]✧ Ety/TAK

Variations

  • tañka ✧ PE22/111
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Doriathrin

beleg

masculine name. Strong

Cognates

  • N. beleg “great, large” ✧ Ety/BEL

Elements

WordGloss
bel“strength”
Doriathrin [Ety/BEL; LRI/Beleg; RSI/Beleg; SMI/Beleg] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

sthalga

adjective. stalwart, steady, firm

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶stalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • ᴹ√STALAG “*stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG

Derivatives

  • N. thala “stalwart, steady, firm, stalwart, steady, firm, [ᴱN.] hardy, valiant, bold” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶stalga > sthalga[stalga] > [sθalga]✧ Ety/STÁLAG
Old Noldorin [Ety/STÁLAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

belda

adjective. strong

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BEL “strong” ✧ Ety/BEL

Derivatives

  • N. belt “strong in body” ✧ Ety/BEL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√BEL > belda[belda]✧ Ety/BEL
Old Noldorin [Ety/BEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

stalag

root. *stalwart, steady, firm

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶stalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • On. sthalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • N. thala “stalwart, steady, firm, stalwart, steady, firm, [ᴱN.] hardy, valiant, bold” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • ᴹT. stalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
  • ᴹ✶stalgondō “hero, dauntless man” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • N. thalion “hero, dauntless man” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
  • ᴺQ. salyon(do) “hero, dauntless man”

Variations

  • STÁLAG ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
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stalga

adjective. stalwart, steady, firm

Derivations

  • ᴹ√STALAG “*stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG

Derivatives

  • On. sthalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • N. thala “stalwart, steady, firm, stalwart, steady, firm, [ᴱN.] hardy, valiant, bold” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
  • ᴹT. stalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/STÁLAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanka

adjective. firm

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast, make”

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. tanka “firm, fixed, sure, firm, fixed, sure, [ᴱQ.] fast; steady, (stead)fast”

Element in

  • ᴹ✶tankāta- “to make firm” ✧ PE17/044
Middle Primitive Elvish [PE17/044] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tuluk

root. *support, prop; steady, firm

An unglossed root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. tulka “firm, strong, immoveable, steadfast”, N. tolog “stalwart, trusty”, and ᴹQ. tulko/N. tulu “support, prop” (Ety/TULUK). The “steady, firm” senses of the 1930s root are consistent with derivatives of the earlier root ᴱ√TULUK from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like ᴱQ. tulka- “fix, stick in, set up, establish”, G. tulga- “make firm, confirm, settle, steady; comfort” and ᴱQ. tulunka/G. tulug “steady, firm” (QL/95; GL/71); nearby ᴱ√TḶKḶ (with no derivatives) may also have been related (QL/93).

However, the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had a distinct root ᴱ√TḶPḶ with derivatives like ᴱQ. talpa/G. talp “support, prop”, ᴱQ. tulpu-/G. talpa- “prop up”, and G. clib- “uphold, support” (QL/93; GL/26, 69). This ᴱ√TḶPḶ may have been related to ᴱ√TULU as presented in the Qenya Lexicon, which in this document had the more ancient sense “uphold, support” (QL/95). Thus I think the 1930s derivatives of ᴹ√TULUK having to do with “support” may have been transferred from 1910s ᴱ√TḶPḶ.

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶tulku “support, prop” ✧ Ety/TULUK
    • ᴹQ. tulko “support, prop” ✧ Ety/TULUK
  • ᴹ✶tulukmē “support, prop” ✧ Ety/TULUK
    • On. tulugme “support, prop” ✧ Ety/TULUK
    • N. tulu “support, prop” ✧ Ety/TULUK
  • ᴺQ. tulca- “to set up, establish, *found; to fix, stick in,”
  • ᴹQ. tulka “firm, immovable, steadfast; strong” ✧ Ety/TULUK
  • ᴺQ. tuluhta- “to support, prop (up), uphold”
  • ᴺS. tolcha- “to support, *steady, comfort; to make firm, confirm”
  • N. Tolchas ✧ Ety/TULUK
  • N. tolog “stalwart, trusty” ✧ Ety/TULUK
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TULUK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bel

root. strong

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶belē “strength” ✧ Ety/BEL
    • Ilk. bel “strength” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • ᴹ✶bélekā “mighty, huge, great” ✧ Ety/BEL
    • On. beleka “mighty, huge, great” ✧ Ety/BEL
    • N. beleg “great, large” ✧ Ety/BEL
    • ᴹT. belka “excessive” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • On. belda “strong” ✧ Ety/BEL
    • N. belt “strong in body” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • On. belle “strength” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • ᴹT. belda “strong” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • ᴹT. belle “(physical) strength” ✧ Ety/BEL

Element in

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BEL; Ety/DING; Ety/STARAN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tankāta-

verb. to make firm

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. tankata- “to make fixed or firm, confirm”
  • N. tangad(a)- “to make firm, confirm, establish, to make firm, confirm, establish, [ᴱN.] fix” ✧ PE17/044; PE17/044

Variations

  • tánkā̆ta- ✧ PE17/044
Middle Primitive Elvish [PE17/044] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Telerin

stalga

adjective. stalwart, steady, firm

Cognates

  • N. thala “stalwart, steady, firm, stalwart, steady, firm, [ᴱN.] hardy, valiant, bold” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶stalga “stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
    • ᴹ√STALAG “*stalwart, steady, firm” ✧ Ety/STÁLAG
Middle Telerin [Ety/STÁLAG] Group: Eldamo. Published by

belda

adjective. strong

Cognates

  • N. belt “strong in body” ✧ Ety/BEL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BEL “strong” ✧ Ety/BEL
Middle Telerin [Ety/BEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

tulog

adjective. steady, firm

tulug

adjective. steady, firm

Cognates

  • Eq. tulunka “steady, firm” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TULUKU “*steady, firm” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas

Variations

  • tulog ✧ GL/71
Gnomish [GL/71; LT1A/Tulkas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tanc

adjective. firm, steady, settled

Cognates

  • Eq. tanka “firm, fixed, fast; steady, (stead)fast”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten, stick”

tulga-

verb. to make firm, confirm, settle, steady; to comfort

Cognates

  • Eq. tulka- “to fix, stick in, set up, establish” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TULUKU “*steady, firm” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas
Gnomish [GL/71; LT1A/Tulkas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Ilkorin

þór

adjective. firm, steady, steadfast

Cognates

  • En. tanc “firm, steady, steadfast” ✧ PE13/165
Early Ilkorin [PE13/165] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

tanc

adjective. firm, steady, steadfast

Cognates

  • Eilk. þór “firm, steady, steadfast” ✧ PE13/165
  • Eq. tanka “firm, fixed, fast; steady, (stead)fast” ✧ PE13/165
  • Et. tanca “firm, steady, steadfast” ✧ PE13/165

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten, stick”

Element in

  • En. balthanc “obstinate”
  • En. dathanc “unsteady”
  • En. idanc “masked, *not firm” ✧ PE13/156
  • En. orthanc “unbroken, without break or cleavage, united, continuous; masked” ✧ PE13/156
  • En. tangad- “to fix, make firm” ✧ PE13/131
  • En. tangos “firmness, steadiness” ✧ PE13/153

Variations

  • Tanc ✧ PE13/131
Early Noldorin [PE13/124; PE13/131; PE13/153; PE13/156; PE13/165] Group: Eldamo. Published by

brond

adjective. firm

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VORO “*ever, always”

Element in

  • En. bronnuin “steadfastness” ✧ PE13/140
  • En. nuimrond “steadfastness” ✧ PE13/140
Early Noldorin [PE13/140] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Solosimpi

tanca

adjective. firm, steady, steadfast

Cognates

  • En. tanc “firm, steady, steadfast” ✧ PE13/165
  • Eq. tanka “firm, fixed, fast; steady, (stead)fast” ✧ PE14/066

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten, stick” ✧ PE14/066

Variations

  • tanka ✧ PE14/066
Solosimpi [PE13/165; PE14/066] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

tuluku

root. *steady, firm

Derivatives

  • Eq. tulka- “to fix, stick in, set up, establish” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas; QL/095
  • Eq. tulka “strong”
  • Eq. tulunka “steady, firm” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas; QL/095
  • Eq. Tulkas ✧ LT1A/Tulkas; QL/095
  • G. tulga- “to make firm, confirm, settle, steady; to comfort” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas
  • G. Tulcus ✧ LT1A/Tulkas
  • G. tulug “steady, firm” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas

Variations

  • TULUK ✧ LT1A/Tulkas; QL/095
Early Primitive Elvish [LT1A/Tulkas; QL/095] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sulu

root. *support

Derivatives

  • Eq. súle “column, pillar” ✧ QL/087
  • Eq. sulmin “base of a pillar, base of column” ✧ QL/087
  • Eq. sulta- “to support” ✧ QL/087
  • Eq. usult “[unglossed]” ✧ QL/087
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tḷpḷ

root. *support, prop

Derivatives

  • Eq. talpa “support, prop, base, basis, pediment (column)” ✧ QL/093
  • Eq. tulpo “buttress, prop” ✧ QL/093
  • Eq. tult “leg of chair, etc.” ✧ QL/093
  • Eq. tulpu- “to uphold, support; to aid; to endure, tolerate; to bear (with); to prop” ✧ QL/093
  • G. clib- “to uphold, support; to lean” ✧ GL/26; GL/69
  • G. talpa- “to prop up, buttress up” ✧ GL/69
  • G. talpon “a slender pillar” ✧ GL/69
  • G. talp “prop, support” ✧ GL/69

Variations

  • tḷp- ✧ GL/26
  • tḷp ✧ GL/69
Early Primitive Elvish [GL/26; GL/69; QL/093] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

tulunka

adjective. steady, firm

Cognates

  • G. tulug “steady, firm” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TULUKU “*steady, firm” ✧ LT1A/Tulkas; QL/095

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TULUK > tulunka[tuluŋkā] > [tuluŋka]✧ QL/095
Early Quenya [LT1A/Tulkas; QL/095] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sulta-

verb. to support

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SULU “*support” ✧ QL/087

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√SULU > sulta-[sulta-]✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rua

adjective. steady, still, tranquil

Cognates

  • G. rô “enduring, long suffering; quiet, gentle, docile”

Element in

  • Eq. Ruamóre “*Still Night” ✧ QL/080

Variations

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

rúva

adjective. steady, still, tranquil

tanka

adjective. firm, fixed, fast; steady, (stead)fast

Cognates

  • En. tanc “firm, steady, steadfast” ✧ PE13/165
  • G. tanc “firm, steady, settled”
  • Et. tanca “firm, steady, steadfast” ✧ PE14/066

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten, stick” ✧ PE14/066; QL/088

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tak- > tanka[taŋkā] > [taŋka]✧ PE14/066
ᴱ√TAKA > tanka[taŋkā] > [taŋka]✧ QL/088

Variations

  • tanka ✧ PE13/165; PE14/066; PE16/137; QL/041 (tanka); QL/088
Early Quenya [PE13/165; PE14/066; PE16/137; QL/041; QL/088] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tulka

adjective. strong

Changes

  • tulka → tulka “steady, strong” ✧ PE16/137

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TULUKU “*steady, firm”
Early Quenya [PE16/137] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turka

adjective. strong

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TURU “am strong”
Early Quenya [PE16/137] Group: Eldamo. Published by