Quenya 

wool

1) noun "wool" (TOW)

tólë

centre

tólë noun "centre" (LT1:269; the word endë is to be preferred in Tolkien's later Quenya)

tamma

tool

tamma noun "tool" (PE17:108)

tamma

noun. tool

A word for “tool”, an instrumental form of the root √TAM “construct” in notes from the late 1960s (PE17/107).

carma

noun. tool, implement, means, weapon

A noun meaning either a “tool, weapon” or “tool, implement, means”, an instrumental formation of car- “doing”, hence originally simply a “✱thing for doing/making” (PE17/114; PE22/152).

Neo-Quenya: This word is similar in meaning to tamma “tool” based on √TAM “construct”, but for purposes of Neo-Quenya I would assume carma is a more general term for a mechanism to get something done, so including non-physical things like “means”, as opposed to tamma “tool” which is more specifically a (physical) instrument for constructing something.

Quenya [PE17/114; PE22/152] Group: Eldamo. Published by

carma

tool, weapon

carma (1) noun "tool, weapon" (PE17:114)

carma

noun. tool, implement, means

Quenya [PE 22:152] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

oa

wool

oa (2) noun "wool" (LT1:249; evidently replaced by in Tolkien's later Quenya)

carmatan

noun. toolsmith

A neologism coined by Orondil on 2021-07-11 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), a combination of carma “tool” and the suffixal form -tan of tamo “smith”.

Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

carma

helm

carma (2) noun "helm" (helmet) in Carma-cundo ("k") "Helm-guardian" (PM:260). Notice that in PE17:114, Tolkien indicated that he rather wanted carma to mean "tool" or "weapon", leaving the status of carma "helmet" uncertain. Possibly shortened to -car in the names Eldacar (Elfhelm?), Hallacar (Tall-helm?) Cf. also cassa in Etym.

entya

adjective. central, middle

carma

noun. helm

Quenya [PE17/114; PM/260] Group: Eldamo. Published by

entya

central, middle

entya, enetya adj. "central, middle" (VT41:16; these forms, as well as the noun entë "centre", come from a late, somewhat confused source; the adjective #endëa and the noun endë from earlier material may fit the general system better, and #endëa is even found in the LotR itself as part of the word atendëa, q.v.)

entë

noun. centre

Primitive elvish

towo

noun. wool

Primitive elvish [PE21/80] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

thôl

noun. helm

Sindarin [S/438] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thôl

helm

thôl (construct thol, pl. thŷl, coll. pl. ?tholath)

thôl

helm

(construct thol, pl. th**ŷ**l, coll. pl. ?tholath)

carf

noun. tool, implement, weapon

A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, the Sindarin equivalent of Q. carma “tool, implement, means, weapon”, serving as a replacement for G. gaig “weapon, tool”.

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

taw

wool

taw (i daw, o thaw), pl. toe (i thoe) if there is a pl. Also used as adj. ”woollen, of wool” (if the unclear wording of the entry TOW in LR:394 is taken as implying that taw corresponds in meaning to both the noun and the adj. toa in Quenya). See THAT for a possible homophone.

taw

wool

(i daw, o thaw), pl. toe (i thoe) if there is a pl. Also used as adj. ”woollen, of wool” (if the unclear wording of the entry TOW in LR:394 is taken as implying that taw corresponds in meaning to both the noun and the adj. toa in Quenya). See

enaid

adjective. central, middle

ened

noun. centre

enaidh

adjective. central, middle

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

escar

noun. weapon

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

Noldorin 

taw

adjective. of wool, woollen

Noldorin [Ety/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

noun. wool

A noun in The Etymologies of the late 1930s glossed “wool” and derived from the root ᴹ√TOW (Ety/TOW).

Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s had ᴱQ. oa “wool” under the early root ᴱ√OWO (QL/71). This became ᴱQ. toa in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon, cognate to G. “wool” from primitive ᴱ✶tou̯ (GL/71). ᴹQ. “wool” first appeared in the Declension of Nouns (DN) from the early 1930s, but there it was an example of a monosyllable ō-noun derived from -ōʒǝ: ✱tōʒǝ (PE21/40). Compare this to ᴱN. “wool, fleece” from Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s derived from primitive ᴱ✶togō or ᴱ✶togo (PE13/154, 165).

Possible Etymology: The derivation ᴹ√TOW > ᴹQ. in The Etymologies seems to be the result of a sound change whereby stressed ou became ō (vs. unstressed ou becoming ū); this change was mentioned in both the Outline of Phonetic Development (OP1) from the 1940s (PE19/53) and the Outline of Phonology (OP2) from the early 1950s (PE19/106). However, in Tolkien’s later writing, the usual development of ou was to ū even if the syllable was stressed: compare ✶lou > and ✶lounē̆ > lūn in notes from the late 1960s (PE17/137).

Neo-Quenya: I would retain “wool” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but would assume it is derived from either ✱ or ✱togō, similar to its derivation from the earlier 1930s. This also makes it easier to retain ᴱN. “wool” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.

Qenya [Ety/TOW; PE21/40] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

tóle

noun. centre

Early Quenya [LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tóle

adjective. central, middle

tolma

noun. helm

Early Quenya [PE14/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tólea

adjective. central, middle

Early Quenya [QL/094] Group: Eldamo. Published by

oa

noun. wool

Early Quenya [LT1A/Aulë; PME/071; QL/034; QL/071; QL/078] Group: Eldamo. Published by

toa

noun. wool

Early Quenya [GL/71] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mekilwa

adjective. central

Early Quenya [QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mekta

adjective. centre

Early Quenya [QL/047; QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

metl

noun. centre

Early Quenya [PME/060; QL/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

noun. wool

gaig

noun. weapon, tool

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a weapon, tool”, whose plural gaigin was glossed “arms” (GL/37). It seems to be a blending of two ancient roots, since Tolkien said “cp. both Q naika, dagger, yaima, implement, which here in G. exerted mutual influence”. The relevant roots thus seem to be ᴱ√ŊAHYA “hurt, grieve” and ✱ᴱ√YAYA. Tolkien also indicated it was related to gai “possess” (GL/43).

Gnomish [GL/37; GL/43] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sectha

noun/adjective. centre

Early Primitive Elvish

togō

noun. wool

Early Primitive Elvish [PE13/154; PE13/165] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tou̯

noun. wool

Early Primitive Elvish [GL/71] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Rohirric

helm

masculine name. Helm

Rohirric [LotRI/Helm; PMI/Helm; UTI/Helm; WRI/Helm] Group: Eldamo. Published by