quenta

tale

quenta ("q")noun "tale" (KWET), "narrative, story" (VT39:16); Quenta Silmarillion "the Story/Tale of the Silmarils", also Quenta Eldalien "History of the Elves" (SD:303), notice "Qenya" genitive in -n in the latter title. Quenta is also translated "account", as in Valaquenta "Account of the Valar".

quentalë

account, history

quentalë ("q") noun "account, history" (KWET), "narration, History" as abstract, but the word may also be used with a particular reference, as in quentalë Noldoron or quentalë Noldorinwa "the history of the Noldor", referring to the real events rather than an account of them: "that part of [universal] History which concerned the Noldor". (VT39:16; in this source the spelling really is "quentale" rather than "qentale")

nyarna

tale, saga

nyarna noun "tale, saga" (NAR2), compounded in nyarmamaitar noun "storyteller" (PE17:163), literally *"tale-artist" (see maitar).

nyáre#

noun. account

account

nyárë

tale, saga, history

nyárë noun "tale, saga, history". Compounded in Eldanyárë "History of the Elves", lumenyárë "history, chronological account" (NAR2, LR:199). Compare nyarië, nyarna.

quenta#

noun. account

account

sinyarna

noun. novel

Cognates

• N. sinnarn “novel tale”

Elements

Word	Gloss
sinya	“new, new, *current”
nyarna	“long epic tale, story, legend, (long epic) tale, story, legend, [ᴹQ.] saga”

glaer

noun. tale, [N.] long lay, narrative poem, [S.] tale, song

Derivations

• √LIR “sing, warble, sing, warble, [ᴹ√] trill”

Element in

• S. Laer Cú Beleg “Song of the Great Bow” ✧ S/209
• S. Glaer nia Chîn Húrin “Tale of the Children of Húrin” ✧ WJ/160

Variations

• Laer ✧ S/209
• Glaer ✧ WJ/160

narn

noun. tale, tale, [N.] saga

Derivations

• ᴹ√NYAR “tell, relate”

Element in

• S. Narn Beren ion Barahir “*Tale of Beren son of Barahir” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn en·Êl “*Tale of the Star” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn e·Dant Gondolin ar Orthad en·Êl “*Tale of the Fall of Gondolin and the Raising of the Star” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn e·Dinúviel “Tale of the Nightingale” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn e·mbar Hador “*Tale of the House of Hador” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn e·’Rach Morgoth “Tale of the Curse of Morgoth” ✧ MR/373
• S. Narn i Chîn Húrin “Tale of the Children of Húrin” ✧ MR/373; S/198; UT/057
• ᴺS. narphen “character [of a story]”
• S. Nern in Adanath “Legendarium of the Fathers of Men” ✧ MR/373
• S. Nern in Edenedair “Legendarium of the Fathers of Men” ✧ MR/373

Variations

• Narn ✧ MR/373; S/198; SI/Narn i Hîn Húrin; UT/057

narn

noun. a tale or a saga, that is told in verse to be spoken and not sung

narn

tale

1) narn (saga; versified tale to be spoken rather than sung), pl. nern**; 2) pent (i bent, o phent) (story), pl. pint (i phint), coll. pl. pennath; 3) trenarn (i drenarn, o threnarn) (account), pl. trenern (i threnern); 4) gwanod (i **wanod) (number), pl. gwenyd (in gwenyd).

narn

tale

(saga; versified tale to be spoken rather than sung), pl. *nern***; 2) pent (i** bent, o phent) (story), pl. pint (i** phint), coll. pl. pennath; 3) trenarn (i** drenarn, o threnarn) (account), pl. trenern (i** threnern); 4) gwanod (i ’wanod) (number), pl. gwenyd (in gwenyd**).

trenarn

account

trenarn (i drenarn, o threnarn) (tale), pl. trenern (i threnern)

trenarn

account

(i drenarn, o threnarn) (tale), pl. trenern (i threnern)

pent

noun. tale

narn

noun. tale, saga

Changes

• nernin → narn “tale, (also?) novel” ✧ Ety/NAR²

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nyarna “tale, saga” ✧ Ety/NAR²

Derivations

• On. narna “tale, saga” ✧ Ety/NAR²
  • ᴹ√NYAR “tell, relate” ✧ Ety/NAR²
• ᴹ√NYAR “tell, relate” ✧ Ety/SI

Element in

• N. sinnarn “novel tale” ✧ Ety/SI
• N. trenarn “account, tale” ✧ Ety/NAR²

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. nārna > narn	[narna] > [narn]	✧ Ety/NAR²

Variations

• nernin ✧ EtyAC/NAR² (nernin)

sinnarn

noun. novel tale

pent

noun. tale, story

Cognates

• ᴹQ. qenta “tale, story, account, history” ✧ Ety/KWET; SM/206

Derivations

• ᴹ✶kwentā “tale” ✧ Ety/KWET
  • ᴹ√KWET “say” ✧ Ety/KWET

Element in

• N. pennas “history” ✧ SM/206

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶kwentā > pent	[kwentā] > [pentā] > [penta] > [pentʰa] > [penθa] > [penθ] > [pent]	✧ Ety/KWET

gwanod

noun. tale, number

gwanod

noun. tale, number, number, tale

Elements

Word	Gloss
go-	“together”
nod-	“to tie, to tie, *bind”

trenarn

noun. account, tale

trenarn

noun. account, tale

Derivations

• On. trenārna “account, tale” ✧ Ety/NAR²

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. trenārna > trenarn	[trenārna] > [trenārn] > [trenarn]	✧ Ety/NAR²

narn

noun. a tale or a saga, that is told in verse to be spoken and not sung