December 2021

1.63 Shade, Shadow

1.62 Darkness

1.61 Light

ᴹQ. alka n. “ray of light, ⚠️[ᴱQ.] light of day; shining”

A word for “ray of light” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√AKLA-R (Ety/AKLA-R).

1.56 Noise, Thunder

ᴱQ. fundu- vb. “?to thunder”

An unglossed verb form ᴱQ. fundu- or funduna- appearing drafts of the Oilima Markirya from around 1930, appearing only in inflected forms like funduváre (future) or fundunár (PE16/57, 60). Gilson, Welden and Hostetter suggest that it might have been an onomatopoeic verb meaning “pound” or “thunder”.

1.55 Flash, Lightning

1.54 Star

Q. †él n. “star”

An archaic or poetic word for star (WJ/362), somewhat common in compounds but in ordinary speech typically appearing as elen. It was derived directly from the primitive root √EL “behold”, the basis for other star words (PM/340; WJ/360).

1.52 Sun

Q. Anar n. “Sun”

The most common Quenya name for the Sun derived from primitive ✶Anār, an augmented form of the root √NAR “fire” (Let/425; PE17/38; Ety/ANÁR; SD/302, 306).

1.51 Sky, Heavens

1.46 Cave

Q. felco n. “cave, mine, underground dwelling”

A word for “cave, mine, underground dwelling” Tolkien considered in Notes on Names (NN) from 1957, derived from the root √PHELEK as a possible replacement of felya “mine, boring, tunnel, underground dwel[ling]” < ✶phelgā (PE17/118).