Thursday, July 30, 2009

Island, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for island are lóna (island, remote land difficult to reach) and tol (island, isle, rising with sheer sides from the sea or from the river)

The Sindarin word for island is tol (or toll) (island, isle, rising with sheer sides from the sea or from the river).

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Field, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for field is peler (fenced field).

The Sindarin words for field are parth (field, enclosed grassland, sward) and pel (fenced field).

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Ten, in my words (revised)

dicen : ten

The Illunse word for ten is dicen. Dicen is a last name. In Spanish dicen translates to (they) say.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for ten which is decem, and the Old English word for ten which is tíen.

Wonder what ten is in Sindarin and Quenya? Here's a link to my earlier post for Ten, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words.

My previous Illunse word for ten was ticen.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Hill, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for hill are ambo (hill) and tundo (hill, mound).

The Sindarin words for hill are amon (hill, steep-sided mount), dôl (head, and hence hill or mountain), and tund (hill, mound).

Monday, July 20, 2009

Fish, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for fish are lingwë and hala (small fish).

The Sindarin word for fish are hâl and lim.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Fish, in my words

pisc : fish

The Illunse word for fish is pisc. Pisc is an uncommon last name. In Romanian pisc translates to peak. Pisc is the name of a city in Romania.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for fish which is piscis and the Old English word for fish which is fisc.

I think this word is fairly guessable. Pisces, as in the astrological sign, translates to fish (plural) in Latin.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Dog, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for dog is huo.

The Sindarin word for dog is .

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Cat, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for cat is mëoi (which is an somewhat strange word by the standards of Tolkien's later Quenya) or a later but rarer word yaulë.

Apparently there is no Sindarin word for cat!

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Cold, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for cold are ringa (cold, chill) and helca (ice cold).

The Sindarin words for cold are ring (cold) and helch (bitter cold).

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Cold, in my words

cerig : cold

The Illunse word for cold is cerig. Cerig is an uncommon last name. There's a Cefn-cerig Road in Wales.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for cold which is ceald and the Latin word for cold which is frigidus.

This is a new word for Illunse.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Hot, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for hot are úrin (blazing hot), saiwa (hot) and úrime (hot month, the month of August).

The Sindarin words for hot are born (hot, red) and urui (hot, the month of August).

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Hot, in my words

hald : hot

The Illunse word for hot is hald. Hald is a last name. Hald is the name of several cities in Denmark and a town in Norway. Hald translates to hold, fastening in Old Icelandic.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for hot which is hát and the Latin word for hot which is calidus or caldus.

This is a new word for Illunse. I didn't have a word for hot before.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Horse, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya words for horse are rocco (riding-horse, swift horse) and less commonly olombo.

The Sindarin words for horse are roch (horse, swift horse for riding) and less commonly lobor.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Star, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for star is elen.

The Sindarin word for star is gîl (star, bright spark).