Qenya
takse
noun. nail
peltas
noun. pivot
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!
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!
takse
noun. nail
peltas
noun. pivot
A noun for “nail” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶taksē under the root ᴹ√TAK “fix, make fast” (Ety/TAK).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. tas (taks-) “nail” under the early root ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten” (QL/88), while the English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s had takse “nail” (PE15/75).