tehta

mark, sign

tehta noun "mark, sign" (TEK, VT39:17, Appendix E), especially diacritics denoting vowels in Fëanorian writing (pl. tehtar is attested); these diacritics are explicitly called ómatehtar "vowel-marks", q.v.

tehta

noun. (written) mark, sign, symbol, †written letter, (written) mark, sign, symbol, [ᴹQ.] diacritic, [Q.] †written letter

Cognates

• S. taith “sign, symbol, mark, sign, symbol; mark, [N.] stroke; [G.] letter” ✧ PE17/043

Derivations

• ✶tektā “sign, symbol, mark” ✧ PE17/043; PE17/043; PE22/149
  • √TEK “make a written mark, sign, write, make a written mark, sign, write, [ᴹ√] write or draw (signs or letters)” ✧ PE22/149

Element in

• Q. andatehta “long-mark”
• Q. ómatehta “vowel-sign”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶tek-tā > tehta	[tektā] > [textā] > [texta]	✧ PE17/043
✶tekda > tekta	[tekda] > [tekta] > [texta]	✧ PE22/149

Variations

• tekta ✧ PE22/149 (tekta)

andatehta

long-mark

andatehta noun "long-mark" (TEK, PE17:123), indicated to be an accent-like symbol ´ used to mark long vowels (VT46:17). Compare anda, tehta.

andatehta

noun. long-mark

Cognates

• S. andaith “long-mark” ✧ PE17/123

Elements

Word	Gloss
anda	“long, far”
tehta	“(written) mark, sign, symbol, †written letter, (written) mark, sign, symbol, [ᴹQ.] diacritic, [Q.] †written letter”

tië

path, course, line, direction, way

tië noun "path, course, line, direction, way" (TE3, VT47:11); pl. tier in Namárië(Nam, RGEO:67); tielyanna "upon your path" (UT:22 cf. 51; tie-lya-nna "path-your-upon")

tier

path

tier is, besides the pl. form of tië "path" above, an ephemeral word for "so", abandoned by Tolkien in favour of tambë (VT43:17)

londa

path

[londa noun "path"], changed by Tolkien to londë noun "road (in sea)" (VT45:28)

taith

noun. mark

andaith

noun. long-mark

Cognates

• Q. andatehta “long-mark” ✧ PE17/123

Elements

Word	Gloss
and	“long”
taith	“sign, symbol, mark, sign, symbol; mark, [N.] stroke; [G.] letter”

andaith

noun. long-mark, sign used in writing alphabetic tengwar over a vowel, to indicate that it is lengthened.

glandagol

noun. boundary mark

lond

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

lonn

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

lond

noun. narrow path or strait

lonn

noun. narrow path or strait

taith

mark

(noun) taith (i daith, o thaith), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thaith). Archaic teith.

taith

mark

(i daith, o thaith), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thaith). Archaic teith.

fû Speculative

noun. path

Element in

• S. Fui ’Ngorthrim “Paths of the Dead” ✧ RC/526

imrad

path

(between mountains, hills or through trackless forest) imrad (pass), pl. imraid.

imrad

path

(pass), pl. imraid.

pada

walk

(i bada, i phadar)

râd

path

râd (track), construct rad, pl. raid (idh raidh).

râd

path

(track), construct rad, pl. raid (idh raidh).

bâd

pathway

(i vâd, construct bad) (beaten track), pl. baid (i maid).

teith

noun. mark

lonn

noun. path

lhonn

noun. narrow path or strait

lhonn

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

râd

noun. path, track

andeith

noun. long-mark

Cognates

• ᴹQ. andatehta “long mark” ✧ Ety/TEK

Derivations

• On. andatektha “long-mark” ✧ Ety/TEK

Elements

Word	Gloss
ann	“long”
teith	“mark, stroke”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. andatektha > andeith	[andatexθa] > [andateiθa] > [andateiθ] > [andadeiθ] > [andeiθ]	✧ Ety/TEK

andeith

noun. long-mark, sign used in writing alphabetic tengwar over a vowel, to indicate that it is lengthened.

lond

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

lonn

noun. entrance to harbour, land-locked haven

lond

noun. narrow path or strait

lonn

noun. narrow path or strait