Quenya 

vórë

lasting

vórë noun? "lasting" (as noun? i.e. *"lasting quality"?) Compare the derived adj. vórea. (VT45:7)

vor

ever

vor, voro adv. "ever" (BOR, LT1:250, 273 [only voro_ in the Etymologies]; also in Narqelion)_

voro

ever, continually

voro, voro- adv. "ever, continually" (BOR, Narqelion) Compare vor. (Focusing on the gloss "continually", post-Tolkien writers have sometimes used voro for "still, yet", but for this sense the term en is available.) The variants vora, vorë were used for "always" in drafts for a Quenya version of the Sub Tuum Praesidium, but Tolkien eventually replaced such forms with the unrelated word illumë (VT44:9). Compare vórë, vórëa.

oi

ever

oi adv. "ever" (OY)

ia

ever

[ia adv. "ever" (GEY, EY); replaced by oia.]

úlumë

ever

úlumë adv. "ever", at all times (in a series or period) (PE17:156). Cf. ullumë.

Sindarin 

him

adverb/adjective. ever, ever, [N.] enduring, continually; steadfast, abiding

Element in

  • S. Himring “Ever-cold” ✧ S/123

Variations

  • him ✧ S/123 (him)

ui

adverb. ever

Cognates

  • Q. oi(o) “ever, everlastingly; an endless period, ever, everlastingly; an endless period, *aeon”

Derivations

  • oio “ever” ✧ Let/278
    • OY “ever, continual, unceasing”

Element in

  • S. Fanuilos “Bright (Angelic) Figure upon Uilos” ✧ Let/278
  • S. Uilos “Ever-snow”
  • S. uilos “white flower like a star”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
oio > ui[oio] > [uio] > [ui]✧ Let/278

ui-

prefix. ever

Sindarin [uidafnen, uilos (see these words)] Cognate of the quenya oi. Group: SINDICT. Published by

helf

fur, fur coat

(i chelf, o chelf), pl. hilf (i chilf), coll. pl. helvath

ui

ever

ui (always); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”. Also as prefix, as in *uidafnen ”ever-closed) (WJ:341, where the spelling ”uidavnen” is used), pl. uidefnin

ui

ever

(always); also used as adj. ”everlasting, eternal”. Also as prefix, as in ✱uidafnen ”ever-closed) (WJ:341, where the spelling ”uidavnen” is used), pl. uidefnin

bronadui

lasting

bronadui (enduring). Lenited vronadui. No distinct pl. form.

bronadui

lasting

(enduring). Lenited vronadui. No distinct pl. form.

Primitive elvish

oio

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • OY “ever, continual, unceasing”

Derivatives

  • S. ui “ever” ✧ Let/278
Primitive elvish [Let/278] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

helf

noun. fur, fur, *hide

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “fur” appearing beside N. heleth “fur, fur-coat”, both derived from the root ᴹ√SKEL (Ety/SKEL). Since N. helf seems to be the cognate of ᴹQ. helma “skin, fell”, I believe helf refers to both skin and fur together and hence = “✱hide”, whereas heleth refers to just the fur itself.

Conceptual Development: Various rejected forms appeared in The Etymologies, including halath “skin, fell” from an earlier version the root ᴹ√SKAL, revised to helath “skin, fell” before being deleted (EtyAC/SKEL). Possible precursors include ᴱN. gwadh “bark, skin, peel” vs. ᴱT. suada “hide” (PE13/146), and G. dafros “bark, skin, peel” (GL/29); see those entries for details.

Changes

  • helathhelf “skin, fell” ✧ Ety/SKEL

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶skelmā “skin, fell” ✧ Ety/SKEL
    • ᴹ√SKEL “*strip” ✧ Ety/SKEL; EtyAC/SKEL
  • ᴹ√SKEL “*strip” ✧ Ety/SKEL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶skelmā > helf[skelmā] > [skelma] > [sxelma] > [xelma] > [xelm] > [helm] > [helv]✧ Ety/SKEL
ᴹ√SKEL > helath[skelatta] > [skelattʰa] > [skelaθθa] > [sxelaθθa] > [xelaθθa] > [xelaθθ] > [helaθθ] > [helaθ]✧ Ety/SKEL

Variations

  • helath ✧ EtyAC/SKEL (helath)
Noldorin [Ety/SKEL; EtyAC/SKEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

helf

noun. fur

Noldorin [Ety/386] Group: SINDICT. Published by

ui

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY
  • On. uigo “everlasting” ✧ Ety/OY
    • ᴹ√OY “ever, eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Element in

  • N. Fenn Uiforn “Ever Closed [Door]” ✧ WR/341
  • N. Mindor Uilas “*Isolated Mountain of Ever-leaf”
  • N. Uiar “Ulmo”
  • N. Uilos “Everlasting Snow” ✧ Ety/EY (Uiloss); Ety/OY
  • N. Guilos “ever-snow” ✧ Ety/GEY (Guilos)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√EY > Ui-[eigo] > [oigo] > [uigo] > [uiɣo] > [uiɣ] > [ui]✧ Ety/EY
ᴹ√GEY > Gui-[geigo] > [goigo] > [guigo] > [guiɣo] > [guiɣ] > [gui]✧ Ety/GEY
On. Uigo > Ui-[uigo] > [uiɣo] > [uiɣ] > [ui]✧ Ety/OY

Variations

  • Ui- ✧ Ety/EY (Ui-); Ety/OY
  • Gui- ✧ Ety/GEY (Gui-)
  • ui ✧ WR/341
Noldorin [Ety/EY; Ety/GEY; Ety/OY; WR/341] Group: Eldamo. Published by

heleth

noun. fur, fur-coat

Noldorin [Ety/386] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

vóre

noun. lasting

@@@ apparently a noun, as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (QQ/vórë)

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BOR(ON) “endure” ✧ Ety/BOR

Element in

  • ᴹQ. vórea “continuous, enduring, lasting; continuant”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√BOR > vóre[bōre] > [βōre] > [vōre]✧ Ety/BOR

oi

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • ᴹ√OY “ever, eternal” ✧ Ety/OY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√OY > oi[oj] > [oi]✧ Ety/OY

ia

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶geiā “ever” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY
    • ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY

Element in

  • ᴹQ. iale “everlasting age” ✧ Ety/GEY (iale)
  • ᴹQ. Iolosse “ever-snow, Everlasting Snow” ✧ Ety/EY (Iolosse)
  • ᴹQ. Ialasse “Everlasting Whiteness”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶eı̯ā > ia[eja] > [ia]✧ Ety/EY
ᴹ✶geı̯ā > ia[geja] > [ɣeja] > [ɣia] > [ia]✧ Ety/GEY
Qenya [Ety/EY; Ety/GEY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

geiā

adverb. ever

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GEY “ever, everlasting” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. ia “ever” ✧ Ety/EY; Ety/GEY

Variations

  • eı̯ā ✧ Ety/EY (eı̯ā)
  • geı̯ā ✧ Ety/GEY (geı̯ā)
  • eyā ✧ EtyAC/EY (eyā)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/EY; Ety/GEY; EtyAC/EY; EtyAC/GEY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

vōri

root. fur

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “fur” with derivatives like ᴱQ. vōre “fur” and ᴱQ. vōriva “like fur” (QL/102). In later writings “fur” words were derived from ᴹ√SKEL.

Derivatives

  • Eq. vóre “fur” ✧ QL/102
Early Primitive Elvish [QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

vóre

noun. fur

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VŌRI “fur” ✧ QL/102

Element in

  • Eq. vórina “of fur” ✧ QL/102
  • Eq. vóriva “like fur” ✧ QL/102

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VŌRI > vōre[βōri] > [βōre] > [vōre]✧ QL/102

Variations

  • vōre ✧ QL/102
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