Quenya 

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.

ia

ever

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

oi

ever

oi adv. "ever" (OY)

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

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

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 

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

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Qenya 

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 Quenya

vor(o)

adverb. ever, always

Cognates

  • G. bóra “always, ever, continuously”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VORO “*ever, always” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102

Element in

  • Eq. na voru “for always” ✧ PE15/69 (na voru)
  • Eq. ve sangar voro úmeai “*like throngs ever large” ✧ VT40/08
  • Eq. vorima “everlasting” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • Eq. voronda “faithful” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • Eq. vorokantele “harping, vain or monotonous repetition” ✧ QL/102
  • Eq. Voronwe “the Faithful” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • Eq. Vorotemnar ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; LT1A/Vorotemnar

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VORO > vor[βor] > [vor]✧ QL/102

Variations

  • vor ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; QL/102
  • voro ✧ LT1A/Bronweg; LT1A/Vorotemnar; QL/102; VT40/08
  • voru ✧ PE15/69 (voru)
Early Quenya [LT1A/Bronweg; LT1A/Vorotemnar; PE15/69; QL/102; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by