linquë (2) noun *"grass, reed" (J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator p. 199, note 34)
Quenya
salquë
grass
linquë
grass, reed
Sindarin
glae
noun. grass
A word for “grass” reported by Lisa Star from notes associated with The Lord of the Rings appendices, in unpublished material from the Marquette collection (TT17/33). It may be derived from an elaboration of the root √LAY which had other-plant related derivatives.
Derivations
- √LAY “*be alive, flourish, [ᴱ√] be alive, flourish”
thâr
stiff grass
pl. thair if there is a pl; coll. pl. tharath.
thâr
stiff grass
thâr, pl. thair if there is a pl; coll. pl. tharath.
thâr
stiff grass
thâr, pl. thair if there is a plurl form; coll. pl. tharath.
glae
grass
glae (i **lae), no distinct pl. form except with article (in glae**).
glae
grass
(i ’lae), no distinct pl. form except with article (in glae).
Noldorin
thâr
noun. stiff grass
thâr
noun. stiff grass
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stiff grass” under the root ᴹ√STAR “stiff” (Ety/STAR).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. sara “stiff dry grass, bent, stiff dry grass, bent [as a type of grass]” ✧ Ety/STAR
Derivations
- ᴹ√STAR “stiff” ✧ Ety/STAR
Element in
- N. tharas “hassock, footstool” ✧ Ety/STAR
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√STAR > thâr [stara] > [sθara] > [θara] > [θar] > [θār] ✧ Ety/STAR
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Qenya
salqe
noun. grass, grass, [ᴱQ.] long mowing grass
A noun for “grass” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶SALÁK-(WĒ) (Ety/SALÁK).
Conceptual Development: The noun ᴱQ. salki “grass” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa derived from the early root ᴱ√SḶKḶ (QL/84; PME/84), but it was -salke in ᴱQ. Andesalke “Africa, Long Grass” (QL/31; PME/31). ᴱQ. salqe appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s as a cognate to ᴱN. halb “grass, long mowing grass” (PE13/147).
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- ᴺQ. porisalquë “corn, (lit.) flour-grass”
- ᴺQ. salquecápo “grasshopper”
- ᴺQ. salquecolca “manger, (lit.) grass-box”
- ᴺQ. salquenor “grassland, meadow”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶SALÁK-(WĒ) > salqe [salakwē] > [salkwē] > [salkwe] ✧ Ety/SALÁK
Doriathrin
salch
noun. grass
A noun for “grass” derived from the root ᴹ√SALAK (Ety/SALÁK). It is a good example of how [[ilk|[w] vanished after medial velars]] in Ilkorin.
Cognates
- ᴹQ. salqe “grass, grass, [ᴱQ.] long mowing grass” ✧ Ety/SALÁK
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶SALÁK-(WĒ) > salch [salakwē] > [salakwe] > [salkwe] > [salxwe] > [salxe] > [salx] ✧ Ety/SALÁK
Early Noldorin
half
noun. grass
Early Quenya
salke
noun. grass
salki
noun. grass
Cognates
- G. salc “green cut grass, ensilage”
Derivations
- ᴱ√SḶKḶ “*grass, mow” ✧ QL/084
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SḶKḶ¹ > salki [sḹki] > [sḹke] > [salke] ✧ QL/084 Variations
- salke ✧ QL/031 (salke)
salquë ("q")noun "grass" (SALÁK-(WĒ) )