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<F> FACE anta -ANA FADE sinta- (?) (pa.t. sintane is given, though it seems perfectly regular), fir- (die), fifiru- ("slowly fade away", frequentative form of fir-; the participal form fifirula is attested); FADING quelle (In the Calendar of Imladris, quelle was a precisely defined period of 54 days in late autumn. Also called lasselanta; see AUTUMN.) -THIN, MC:222/223, LotR:1141 FAERY Inwilis, Inwinore (another gloss, "England", was struck out) -LT1:256 FAINT neca (vague, dim to see) -MC:222/223 FAIR vanima (beautiful, proper, right), vane, melima, linda (beautiful); FAIR FOLK Vanimo (pl. Vanimor is given but seems perfectly regular; the word is said to apply to the "children of the Valar"). FAIR-MINDED faila (generous, just) -BAN, LT1:272, MEL, SLIN, PM:352 FAITHFUL voronda, vorima (steadfast) -UT:317, LT1:250 FALL (vb) lanta- (pres. pl. lantar, pl. past lantaner and part. #lantala are attested); FALL (noun) lanta or #lante. (The first of these words occurs in the compound lasselanta "leaf-fall, Autumn", while #lante is isolated from Noldolante "the Fall of the Noldor". From these examples it appears that a lanta is a physical fall, while a lante is a moral fall. Perhaps the latter word can also be applied to a military defeat, as in "the fall of Gondolin".) THE FALLEN (= Numenor) Atalante -DAT/DANT/MC:222, Nam, SD:246, LT1:254, Silm:102/414, TALAT FALLOW marya (fawn, pale), malwa (pale) -MAD, SMAL FAMILIAR moina (dear) -MOY FAMILY nosse (clan, "house"), nore, -nor (land, country, dwelling-place, nation, native land) -NO, LT1:272 FANE yana (holy place, sanctuary) -YAN FANG carca (tooth, tusk) -Silm:429, LT2:344 FAR haira, eccaira, avahaira; FAR AWAY (adj) vahaia, FAR AWAY, FAR OFF (adv.) haya; FAR AND WIDE palan; FAR-SEER palantir, "FAR-WANDERER" (the name of a ship) Palarran -KHAYA, SD:247, Silm:435, TIR, UT:460 FAREWELL namarie -Nam FARMER nandor (perhaps obsolete in mature Quenya, clashing with the name of the Nandor.) -LT1:261 FASTEN tace (3. pers. sg. aorist), pa.t. tance. -TAK FAT tiuca (thick); GROW FAT tiuya- (swell) -TIW FATE umbar (umbart-) (doom; the form amarto in LT2:348 is no doubt obsolete, but ambar from the same source may be a valid word also in mature Quenya - see DOOM), marto (fortune, lot); manar, mande (doom, final end, fortune [usually = final bliss]); FATED marta -MBARAT/LotR:1157, MANAD FATHER atar (pl. atari in Silm, though Etym has atari). FATHER OF ALL Iluvatar (God) -Silm:428, 229/ATA/LT1:255, Silm:404/UT:446 FATHOM rangwe -RAK FAWN marya (fallow, pale) -MAD FAY OF THE COUNTRY nandin (dryad), FAY OF THE MEADS Nermi (pl. Nermir is attested) (field-spirit) -LT1:261, 262 FEANOR Feanaro (Spirit of Fire) -Silm:397/435, MR:217 FEAR (noun) caure; FEAR (vb) - rucin is glossed "I feel fear or horror", constructed with "from" of the object feared (e.g. *rucin Orcollon "I fear Orcs") -LT1:257, WJ:415 FEAST meren (merend-), merende (festival); FESTIVE merya -MBER FEATHER quesse -KWES, LotR:1157 FEBRUARY Nenime (Amillion in LT1:249 is hardly a valid word in mature Quenya.) -LotR:1144 FEEL FEAR OR HORROR rucin (1. pers. aorist), constructed with "from" of the object feared. -WJ:415 FELL (adj) aica (sharp, terrible, dire). -PM:347 FELL (noun) helma (skin) -SKEL FEMALE (noun) ni, FEMALE (adj.) inya, inimeite (pl. probably *inimeisi; cf. HANDED, LEAPING, WINDY) -INI FENCED FIELD peler, FENCING OR DEFENSIVE HEIGHTS Pelori -PEL(ES), WJ:403 FESTIVAL asar (Vanyarin athar) (fixed time), meren (merend-), merende (feast); FESTIVE merya -WJ:399, MBER FETCH tulta- (send for, summon) -TUL FEY marta (fated) -MBARAT FIELD-SPIRIT Nermi (pl. Nermir is attested) (fay of the meads) -LT1:262 FIERY uruite, uruva (The stem from which these words are derived was struck out in Etym. However, several words that must be derived from this stem occur in LotR, indicating that Tolkien restored it. LT1:248 also gives sara "fiery", but this word is probably obsoleted by sara "bitter" in Etym.) -UR FIGHT mahta- (wield a weapon) -MAK FILL quat- (fut #quantuva is attested in enquantuva, "will refill") -WJ:392, Nam; cf. KWAT FINAL tyelima, metima (ultimate, last); FINAL END mande, manar (fortune, bliss, fate), telda (last) -MC:222 cf. 215, MANAD, WJ:411 FINARFIN Arafinwe -MR:230 FIND #hir- (only fut hiruva is attested), #tuv- (only perf #utuvie is attested [with pronominal endings: utuvienyes "I have found it"]). It is difficult to say what distintion in meaning there may be between these words (if any at all); the verb #tuv- is evidently the same as tuvu- in GL:71, there glossed "receive". -Nam/RGEO:67, LotR:1008 FINE tereva (acute, piercing) -TER FINE RAIN rosse (dew, spray) -ROS cf. Letters:282 FINGER lepse; FINGERED #l epta (isolated from raccalepta "clawfingered") -LEP, SD:68, 72 FINGON Findecano -PM:345 FINISH (vb) tele- (intransitive) (end) (so in WJ:411 - LT1:267 gives telu-) telya- (transitive) (wind up, conclude). Cf. also telma "conclusion, anything used to finish off a work or affair", "often applied to the last item in a structure, such as a coping-stone, or a topmost pinnacle." FINISH (noun) telu -WJ:411, LT1:267 FINROD Findarato -Silm:428/PM:346 FIRE ur (the stem from which this word is derived was struck out in Etym. However, several words that must be derived from this stem occur in LotR, indicating that Tolkien restored it. But a more usual word for "fire" is apparently nar, nare, which appear [with the masculine ending -o] in the following names:) SPIRIT OF FIRE Feanaro (Feanor), FELL FIRE Aicanaro (Sharp Flame, Aegnor) (so in Silm:435; MR:323 has Aicanar). LT1:265 has sa "fire", poetic form sai, also sairin "fiery"; cf. also Saya "the fire-fay" in GL:66. LT:271 has the following "fire"-words: FIRE uru, FIERY uruvoite, ON FIRE urwa, LIKE FIRE uruva. Cf. also FIREWOOD turu (but the word was also used of wood in general). BOWL OF FIRE tanyasalpe (evindently #tanya "fire" + #salpe "bowl") -UR, Silm:397, MR:217, LT1:265, 270, 271, 292 FIRM tulca (strong, immovable, steadfast; Note: there is a homonym meaning "fix, set up, establish"), tulunca (steady), sanda (true, abiding), tanca (fixed, sure) -TULUK, LT1:270, STAN, TAK FIRST minya (cf. Minyar "Firsts", the first clan among the Elves), inga, *yesta; FIRSTBORN (= the Elves) Minnonar. (*Yesta is corrected from the actual reading esta; see BEGINNING. For FIRSTBORN, Etym has Estanessi, which would similarly become *Yestanessi, but this word is propably obsoleted by the later [TLT] form Minnonar. Writers should use the latter word.) FIRST-BEGOTTEN Minyon (a personal name. The element yon, translated "begotten", may be a reduced form of yondo "son". Alternatively, and perhaps more likely, Minyon may be the adjective minya "first" turned into a masculine name by adding the masculine ending -on. In that case, the literal meaning is simply *"First One". But it is possible that on is actually derived from the stem ONO "beget", and that "First-begotten" really is the literal meaning.) -MIN/Silm:434/WJ:420, ING, ESE, WJ:403 FISH lingwe (perhaps the general word, as opposed to hala), SMALL FISH hala, "FISH-WATCHER" (i.e., kingsfisher, a bird) halatir (halatirn-) or halatirno -LIW, SKAL2, TIR FIST quare (often used to mean "hand"). (In compounds -quar: Telperinquar = Sindarin Celebrimbor, "Silver-Fist, Hand of Silver". The first version of the stem KWAR yielded quar pl. quari.) -KWAR, Silm:429/387 FIT mara (useful, good) -MAG FIVE lempe -LEP/GL:53 FIX panya- (set), tulca- (establish, set up. Note: there is a homonym meaning "firm, steadfast, strong, immoveable"); FIXED tanca (sure, firm); BE FIXED mar- (abide, be settled). FIXED TIME asar (-th-, Vanyarin athar) (festival), FIXED IDEA see IDEA -PAN, LT1:270 cf. TULUK, TAK, UT:317, WJ:399 FLAG ambal (shaped stone) -MBAL FLAME nar, nare, velca; SHARP-FLAME Aicanaro (so in Silm:435; MR:323 has Aicanar), (Aegnor, Fell Fire), RED FLAME runya; HEART OF FLAME Naira (a name of the Sun), FLAME-COLOURED culina, culda (golden-red) -NAR1, LT1:260, Silm:437, MR:198, KUL FLAT lara -DAL FLEECE ue -LT1:249 FLESH hrave, sarco; FLESHY sarqua -MR:349, LT2:347 FLINTHEARTED sincahonda -LotR:1015 cf. SD:68, 72 ?FLINTSTONE #sinca (isolated from sincahonda "flinthearted") -LotR:1015 cf. SD:68, 72 FLOAT lutu- (LT1:273 has wili- "sail, float, fly", but see FLY.) -LT1:249 FLOOD (tide), celume (stream, flow, flowing), ulunde, luto; FLOODING (adj) ulea (flowing, pouring) -ULU, KEL/MC:223, LT1:249 FLOOR talan (pl talami) (ground); PAVED FLOOR paca (court) -TAL, GL:63 FLOUR pore (meal) -POR FLOURISH (noun) rince (quick shake) -RIK FLOW (vb) sir-, lutta-, lutu-; FLOW, FLOWING (noun) celume (stream, flood); FLOWING (adj) ulea (flooding, pouring), sirima (liquid). -SIR, LT1:249, KEL/MC:223, LT1:265 FLOWER (large and single) lote (often -lot in compounds). (The word lote is usually applied to a large, single flower. From *ambalotse "uprising-flower" [q.v.] #lotse can be isolated; this may be the more general word for "flower".) FLOWER OF THE WEST (a floral design) Numellote. Cf. also indil, "lily, or other large single flower". PUT FORTH LEAVES OR FLOWERS *lohta- (corrected from the actual reading lokta because Tolkien later decided that kt became ht in Quenya) (sprout) -LOT(H), LT1:259, WJ:318, UT:227, 458, WJ:399, LT:258 FLUTE simpa, simpina (pipe); FLUTER timpinen -LT1:266, 268 FLUTTERING TO AND FRO wilwa -MC:223 FLY wilin ("I fly", 1. pers. aorist), pa.t. wille (cf. wili- "sail, float, fly" in LT1:273). FLY OR STREAM IN THE WIND hlapu- (part. hlapula is attested), FLYING rimpa (rushing); SEND FLYING horta- -WIL, MC:223, RIP, KHOR FOAM (vb) falasta- (part. falastala is attested); FOAM (noun) falle, winga (spray), winge (wingi-) (crest [of wave], spindrift). -MC:222/223, PHAL, WIG, LT1:273 FOG hise (mist. Note: a homonym means "dusk"), hiswe, hui (murk, dark, night) -KHIS, LT1:253 FOIL (plant) asea (?) -LotR:899 FOLIAGE olassie (collection of leaves) -Letters:282 FOLK hos -LT2:340 FOLLOW hilya- FOLLOWER neuro; FOLLOWERS (an Elvish name of Men) Hildor, Hildi (unattested sg #Hildo; dative pl hildin is attested; cf also Hildinyar "my heirs" in Aragorn's oath) -KHIL/Silm:116/122/403, FS/WJ:387, LotR:1003, 1004 FOOD (cooked) apsa -AP FOOT tal (tal-) (These forms probably obsolete tala pl talwi in LT2:347.) FOOTPRINT runya (slot) -TAL, RUN FOR an (Nam: an si...Varda...maryat...ortane, "for now...Varda...has uplifted her hands". Note: an is also glossed "to, till".) English "for" meaning "for the benefit of" will often be rendered by the dative ending -n (pl -in); e.g. nin "for me". -Nam FORBID vaquet- (refuse, say no) (1. pers. sg aorist and past vaquetin, vaquenten are given) avaquet- (refuse) (pa.t. is no doubt *avaquente; cf. quet- under SAY) -WJ:370, KWET #FORD tarna (This gloss is isolated from Taruktarna "Oxford", q.v. Tolkien glossed tarna as "crossing, passage") -LT1:347 ?FOREIGN (Tolkien's handwriting was illegible) ettelen -ET FORESIGHT *apacen (lit. *"after-sight", a vision of something that will come after the present. In MR:216, apacenye is translated "foresight"; yet the context and the form of the word itself clearly indicates that it is actually the pl. form of an adjective #apacenya "of foresight". The noun "foresight" is almost certainly *apacen; cf. tercen "insight".) -MR:216 FOREST taure ([great] wood) (pl. tauri is attested), tauno, malos (the two latter may not be valid words in mature Quenya) -TAWAR/Silm:438/MC:222 cf 215, LT2:342, LT1:267 FORGE - LT1:250 gives tamin, but this word is probably obsoleted by tamin "I tap" in Etym. FORM car- (make, q.v.) -WJ:391 FORMER, THE yara (that); FORMER DAYS yare; FORMER TIMES yalume; FORMERLY ya (ago), BELONGING TO OR DESCENDING FROM FORMER TIMES yara (ancient) -YA FORSAKE hehta- (pa.t. hehtane is given but seems perfectly regular) (put aside, leave out, exclude, abandon); FORSAKEN ELVES see EGLATH. ONE LOST OR FORSAKEN BY FRIENDS hecil (gender-spesific forms are hecilo m. and hecile f.) (waif, outcast, outlaw) -WJ:365 FORT arta (fortress) (Note: arta also means "across, athwart") -GARAT (see 3AR) FORTH et- (prefix) (out) -ET FORTRESS arta (fort) (Note: arta also means "across, athwart") -GARAT (see 3AR) FORTUNE (good) alma (weal, wealth); mande, manar (final end, doom, fate); heren (governance, what is in store for one or what one has in store); marto (fate, lot); FORTUNATE herenya (wealthy, blessed, rich) -GALA, MAN/MANAD, KHER, LT2:348 FOUL saura (?) (evil-smelling, putrid); in compounds sauri- as in FOULBELLIED sauricumba -THUS, SD:68, 72 FOUNDATION talma (base, root) -TAL FOUNTAIN ehtele (issue of water, spring).The actual readng in LT1 and LT2 is ektele, but Tolkien later decided that kt became ht in Quenya. The new form of the word is attested in Silm. LT also gives the form kektele, that would likewise become *cehtele.) -LT1:257, LT2:338 FOUR canta, (prefix:) can- -KANAT FOX rusco -PM:353 FREE mirima (of a person, as opposed to the following:) latin, latina (open, cleared [of land]). (A word faire "free" is mentioned in LT1:250, but may be obsolete: several other meanings are attributed to this word in later writings [see DEATH, PHANTOM, RADIANCE]. However, fairie "freedom" does not clash with later words.) FREE FROM EVIL aman (see BLESSED) -LAT, MIS, WJ:399 FREEZE nique- ("it is cold, it freezes"). LT1:254 gives hilcin "it freezes", but in mature Quenya this will have to mean, if anything, "I freeze" (1. pers. aorist). -WJ:417, LT1:254 FREQUENT rimba -RIM FRESH venya, wenya (yellow-green, green); FRESHNESS ven, wen (youth, greenness) -GWEN FRESHLET celusse (water falling out swiftly from a rocky spring) -UT:426 FRIEND malo, meldo (pl meldor is attested), nildo (m.), nilde (f.), sermo, seron (m.), serme (f.), -ser (final element in compounds), -(n)dil (final element in compounds, e.g. Elendil, Anardil, Valandil - sometimes translated "lover" rather than "friend". When the first part of the compound ends in l, n, or r, the n of -ndil is left out). FRIENDLY nilda (lovely), FRIENDSHIP nilme -MEL, WJ:412, NIL, SER, Letters:386 FROM ho - English "from" will often be rendered by the ablative case, endings -llo, pl -llon or -llor, dual -lto, e.g. Earello *"from the Sea". -3O, LotR:1003 FROST nixe, ringwe (rime), FROST-PATTERNS niquis, niquesse (the latter by association with quesse "feather") -WJ:417, LT1:265 FROZEN halcin -LT1:254 FRUIT yave (so in Etym and Silm:439; LT1:273 has yava). BEAR FRUIT yavin (which must mean *"I bear fruit", stem #yav-. Tolkien often employs the 1. person aorist when mentioning a verb in his wordlists.) -YAB, LT1:273 FULL quanta; FULLY aqua (completely, altogether, wholly); FULL STOP (in Tengwar punctuation - probably the symbol :) pusta (stop) -KWAT, WJ:392, PUS FUNGUS hwan (pl hwandi) (sponge) -SWAD
