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sad (R, A, Ilk) DEM, (S) NAY; sadness (A, Ilk) DEM
safe (A, Q) BAR
saga (Q, S) NAR2
sail (verb) (A, S) RAM
salve (A, Q, S) LIB2
sanctuary (Q, S) YAN
sand (R, Q, OS, S) LIT; thirsty sand (S) PHAU
Sangahyando (Q; S) STAG
sapless (OS, S) STAR
Sarn Athrad (S) RAT; Sarnathrad (S) SAR
Sauro, Sauron (Q; S) THUS (but in the Silmarillion Appendix, the S name of Sauron is given as Gorthaur, not Thû or Mor-thu as in the Etymologies)
save (R) BAR
say (R, A) KWET/PET
scatter (R) RED
scholar (Q) IS
scoop out (Q) KALPA
scorn (Q, OS, S) YAY
scratch (R, S) SRIP
screen (noun) (Ilk, Dan) SKAL1; screen (verb) (Q) TEL/TELU, (R, OS, S:) SKAL1; screen from light (Q, OS:) SKAL1
sea (R, Q, S) AYAR/AIR (but the statement that these stems only applies to "the inner seas of Middle-earth" must be ignored; words that clearly refer to the ocean are derived from them. For oear, oer given here, read aear, aer or gaear, gaer, gae(a)ron in mature Sindarin. In later works, the Eldarin words for "sea" are derived from a stem GAYA "awe, dread" instead of AYAR/AIR; see PME:363). Cf. also: sea serpent (lit. fish-dragon) (Q, S) LOK; sea-elf (R) TELES; sea-spirit (Q) PHAL/PHALÁS; Sea-wing (Q) RAM; seashell (S) SYAL
second (adj) (Q) NDEW
secret (probably adj) (A, Q, S) DUL, (Q, Dor) MUY; secrecy (Q) MUY; secret lore (Q) ÑGOL
secrete (R) THUR
secure (A, Q) BAR
security (Q) BAR
sedge (Ilk) ESEK
see or seem (R) THÊ; seem (S) THÊ
seed (A, Q, S, Ilk) ERÉD
seeweed (Q, S) UY
seize (R, Q, OS) MAP
send flying (Q) KHOR; send for (Q) TUL; send out rays of light (R) PHAY
series (Q) TEÑ
serpent (great) (R, Q) LOK
serve (R) NDÛ; serve (R, A, OS, S, T) BEW
set (of Sun, Moon, etc.) (R, Q) NDÛ
set free (R) LETH (see LEK), (S) LEK
set going (R) KHOR
set in place (especially of wood) (R, Q, S) PAN
seven (R, Q, S) OT/OTOS/OTOK; Seven Stars (Q, S) OT/OTOS/OTOK
shade (Dan) SKAL1; shade (R, A, Q) DAY, (R, OS, S, Ilk) WATH; shade (S) LUM; shades of night (Q) DO3/DÔ
shadow (Dor) MUY, (Q:) MOR, (R, A, Q, S:) DAY, (R, Q:) LUM; shadow of trees (Dor, Ilk) DAY; dark shadow (Q) ÚLUG; deep shadow (Q) PHUY; Shadow of Abomination (S) DYEL; Shadow of Fear (S) DAY; shadowed (Q, A, OS, S) SKAL1; woman of secret shadow, she of hidden shadow (Dor, S) THUR
shady (Q) DAY, (Q, A, OS, S) SKAL1, (S) LUM
shaggy hair (OS, S) PHAS; shaggy lock (Q) PHAS
shake (quick) (noun) (A, Q) RIK(H)
shape (R) KAT; shape (verb) (Q, S) KAT; shaped (Q, A, OS, S) KAT; shaped stone (Q) MBAL; shapely (A, S) KAT
sharp (R, Q, S) AYAK, (R, Q, S, Ilk:) LAIK; sharp end (R, S) NAS; sharp fang (R) KARAK; sharp pain (Q) NÁYAK; Sharp-ears (Q, S) LAS2
she (Q, S) S (but the "se"-inflexion mentioned actually manifests in Quenya as the ending -re on verbs, s becoming r between vowels; cf. HE); she of hidden shadow (Dor, S) THUR
shear through (R) SYAD
Sheen (= Moon) (Q) THIL
shell (A, Q) SYAL
shield (A, Q, T, Ilk) TURÚM
shine (R, Q) KAL, (R) GAL; shine (white or pale) (R) GIL; shine gold or red (R) [GUL]; shine silver (R) SIL; shine white (Q) NIK-W; shining jewel (Q) MBIRIL; shining white (adjective) (A, Q, S) SIL
ship (R, Q, S) KIR
shipbuilder (S) KIR, TAN
shore (A, Q, OS, S) SKYAP, (S) PHAL/PHÁLAS
short (R, Q, OS, S) STINTÂ; 'shortness' (name of mark indicating short quality of vowel) STINTÂ
shout of triumph (Q) GYEL; shouting (S) GLAM
shudder (S) GIR; shuddering (S) GIR
sick (A, Q, OS, S) SLIW, (Q, S) KAY; sickly (Q, S) GENG-WÂ, (R, A, Q, OS, S) SLIW; sickness (A, Q, OS, S) SLIW, (Q, S) KAY, (R, Q, S, Ilk) KWAM
sickle (R, Q, S) KIRIK; Sickle of the Gods (constellation) (Q, S) KIRIK, (Q) OT/OTOS/OTOK
sign (Q) TEK
Silevril (S; Q) SIL, RIL
*Silfion (hypothetical S form of Q Silpion, not used) SIL
silimarille (A; Q, S) RIL
Silivros (S) ROS1, SIL
Silmaril (Q; S, A) RIL, (Q; S) SIL (but the normal, non-cognate S name of the Silmarils is found under MIR); Silmarille, Silmarilli (Q) RIL. Other names of Silmarils: (Q) IL, (S, Dor) ÑGOLOD (see ÑGOL), (Q, S, Dor) MIR
Silmerosse (Q) ROS1, SIL
Silpion (Q, S) SIL; Silpion (Q) ROS1 Silpion (Q) BAL; light of Silpion (A, Q) SIL
silver (R, Q, S) KYELEP/TELEP (entry rewritten >) silver (R, OS, S, Q, T, Ilk:) KYELEP/TELEP; silver (R) TELEP, (A, Q:) SIL; silver (adj. = of silver) (Q, S:) KYELEP/TELEP, (A, Q, S:) SIL, (Q:) TIN; Silver-mace (S) RUD; Silver-rain (S) ROS1; silver light (Dor) SIL; silver spark (S) TIN; shine silver (R) SIL
Sindo (Q; T, Ilk, Dor?) THIN
sinew (A, Q, OS, S, Ilk) TUG
sing (R) LIN2, NYEL, (R, Q, S) [GLIN], (R, Q, S) LIR1 ; sing (R, S, Q) GLIR (but S glin- "to sing, recite poem" is evidently a misreading for *gliri-; cf. giri- "[to] shudder" from GIR); singer (Q) LIN2, (Q) NYEL; singing bird (Q) LIN2
single (A, S) MINI, (Q, S) ERE
sink (verb) (R) NDEW, (R, Q) NDÛ
sip (Q) SÁLAP
Sirion (S) SIR
sister (Q) , (R, OS, S, Q) THEL/THELES
sit (R, Q) KHAM
six (Q, S) ÉNEK
skill (R, OS) PHIN; magic skill (S) PHIN; skilled (Q, OS, S) MA3, (A, OS, S) MAG (see MA3), (OS) PHIN; skilled in dealing with, be (Q) KHAN
skin (A, Q) SKEL
sky (Q, OS, Dor) 3EL (p. 360); starry sky (R) EL; sky-blue (Dor) 3EL (p. 360); sky-bridge (= rainbow) (Q, OS, S) 3EL (p. 360), (S) YAT
slacken (Q) LEK
slain (adjective) (S) NDAK; slain (noun) (OS) NDAK
slant (S), slanting (S) TALÁT
slash (Q) KIRIS, (R) RIS
slaughter (OS) NDAK
slave (R, A, Q, S)
slay (R, OS, S) NDAK
sleep (R) LOS
slender (A, S) SLIN, (Q, S) NIN-DI, (S, Ilk, Q) TER/TERES; 'slender-dark' (Q) TER/TERES
sling (for throwing) (S) KHAT, (S) LATH
slope (noun) (S) TALÁT, (Q) TALÁT, (R, Q) [DEN], slope (Q) PEN/PÉNED; slope (verb) (R, S, Q) TALÁT, upward slope (Q) AM2; sloping (Q, S) TALÁT, (Q, S) [DEN]; sloping down (Q) PEN/PÉNED
slot (Q, S) RUN
slumber (Q) LOS
small bird (Q, S) PHILIK, (R, Q, S) AIWÊ; small fish (Q) SKAL2, (R, Q) KHAL1; small pool (S) MBOTH; small spot (OS, S) PIK; small star (S) TIN
smell (verb, intransitive) (R) ÑOL
smith (Q) TAN
smoke (Ilk) USUK
smooth (A, OS, S, Q) PATH
smoulder (Q) [GUL], (R) YUL
snake (R, Q, S) ANGWA/ANGU
snare (Q, OS, S) SNEW
snatch (verb) (S) RIK(H)
snout (A, Q, S) MBUD
snow (Q) NIK-W, (S) GOLÓS; fallen snow (Q) GOLÓS; snow-white (S) GOLÓS; *snowdrop (Q) LIB1 (helkelimbë is not glossed, but cf. KHELEK); snowdrop (Q, S) NEI, (Q, S) NIK-W
soap (A, Q, S) LIB2 (The wording is not clear, but it seems that A *libda, Q lipsa means "soap", like S glúdh.)
socket (S, Ilk) TAK
soft (A, Q, OS, S) MASAG; make soft by rubbing (R) MASAG
soil (noun) (R, S, A) SMAG, (R, S, Q) KEM
soil (verb) (R, Q, OS, S, Ilk) WA3; soiled (Q, OS, S, Ilk) WA3
soldier (R, OS, S) NDAK
sole (= single) (Q) ERE; solitude (Q) ERE
sole of foot (A, Q, S) TALAM, (R, A, Q) RUN
solid (Ilk) TAK
Solonel (T) PHAL/PHÁLAS, SOL; Soloneldi (T; Q) NYEL, SOL
Solonyeldi (Q; T) NYEL, SOL
sombre (Q) MOR, (S) DO3/DÔ
son (R, Q, S) /YON, (OS?) SEL-D
song (S) GLIR, (Q, S) [GLIN]; Song of Creation (Q) AYAN
sorcery (S?) ÑGOL
Sorontar (Q; S) THOR/THORON, (Q) TÂ/TA3
sound (noun) (Q) LAM, (Ilk) DING; loud sound (Q, OS, S) ROM; sound of horns (S) ROM
sound (verb) (R, Q) LAM; sound bells (verb) (S) NYEL; give out a sweet sound (R) NYEL
soup (OS) SÁLAP
source (of water) (S) KEL
south (Q, S) KHYAR; South (Q) MEN; southern (Q, S) KHYAR, (S) NDÛ (note: this reading is extremely doubtful)
sow (R, Q, S) RED; 'sown', sown field (A?) RED
Spanturo (A?) SPAN
spark (S, Ilk) TIN; make to spark (Q) TIN
silver spark (S) TIN; spark-dragon (Q) LOK
sparkle (verb) (R, Q, Ilk) TIN, sparkle (noun) (A, Q, Ilk) TIN
spear (R, Q, S) EK/EKTE; spear-head (Q, Dan) SNAS/SNAT; spearpoint (Q) EK/EKTE; spearman (Q) EK/EKTE
speech (barbarous) (S, A) ÑGAL
speed (verb) (Q, S) KHOR; speeding (Q) KHOR
spell (S, Dor?) LUK
spelling (Q) TEK
spider (A, S, Q) SLIG; the Spider (Ungoliant) (Q, S) UÑG; spider filament (A, Q, S) SLIG; spider's web (A, S, Q) SLIG
spike (Q) NAS, (R, S) KARAK; jagged hedge of spikes (Q) KARAK
spine (Q) ERÉK
spirant consonant (Q?) SUS
spirit - departed spirit (Q, S) MAN; fiery spirit (S) KHOR; holy spirit (R) MAN; spirit of woods (A, Q) TÁWAR
spit (verb) (R, Q, OS, S) PIW
splendour (poetical) (S) KAL
split (verb?) (R), STAK (noun) (Q, OS, S) STAK
sponge (A, Q, S) SWAD
spoor (S) RUN
sport (Q, S) TYAL
spot (= place) (Q) MEN; small spot (OS, S) PIK
Spouses, day of (Q, S) LEP/LEPEN/LEPEK
spread (verb) (Q, S) PAL; spread out (Q) PAL
spring (of water) (A, Q, S) KEL
spring (verb) (R, Q, S) TUY
spring-time (Q) TUY; 'spring-singer' (= swallow) (Q, A, S) TUY
sprout (verb) (R, Q, S), (noun) (A, Q, S) TUY
stain (verb) (R, A, Q, OS, S, Ilk) WA3, stain (noun) (A, OS, S, Q) WA3, (Q) MOR, (R, S, A) SMAG; stained (S, A) SMAG
stairway (S) PEN/PÉNED
stalk (R) TÉLEK
stalwart (A, S, OS, Q) STÁLAG, (S) TULUK
stand up (straight) (R) TYUL; stand alone (R) MINI
staple (S, Ilk) TAK
star (R, Q, Dor, S) EL, (A, S:) GIL, (Ilk:) TIN; small star (S) TIN; twinkling star (Q) TIN; starlight (Dor) SIL, (Ilk) TIN, (Q, S) GIL; starlit dusk (Q) TIN; starlit village (S) PEL(ES); starry sky (R) EL; starry-dome (S) EL; star-crowned (Q) EL; Starfolk (Elves) (A?) EL, (Q, S) ÉLED; star-hunter (S) SPAR; Star-kingdom (Q) 3AR (p. 360), Star Queen (= Varda) (Q) EL; star-maker (title of Varda) TAN; Starbeard (S) SPÁNAG
stay (R) LEB/LEM, (R, S) DAR, (R, S) NDOR
steadfast (Q) TULUK, (S) KHIM; steadfast man (OS, S, Ilk) BOR
steady (A, S, OS, Q) STÁLAG
steep (OS, S) BARÁD, (Q) AYAK, (R, A, Ilk) STAL; steeply falling (of river) (Ilk) STAL
stem (R, S) TÉLEK
stench (S) ÑOL, (S) THUS
stick (verb) (R) KHIM, (R) LEB/LEM, (S) NAS; sticking (Q) KHIM
stick in (OS, S) STAK
stick out (R) MINI
stick to (Q) KHIM
stick up (intransitive verb) (R) RAS
sticky (A, S) KHIM
stiff (A, R, OS, S, Ilk) TÁRAG, (Ilk) TAK, (Ilk, A) STARAN, (OS, S, R) STAR; stiffness (S) TÁRAG; stiff-necked (S) TÁRAG; stiff dry grass (Q) STAR; stiff grass (S) STAR
sting (verb) (Q) NAS
stone - small stone (Q) SAR; shaped stone (Q) MBAL; stone as material (Q) GOND, (S) SAR; stones (S?) KEPER; broken stones (A, Ilk) BIRÍT; great stone, rock (S) GOND; Stone of the World (S) GOND; of stone (Q, S) SAR
stop (verb) (R, Q) TAP, (R, S) DAR, (R) PUS; stop (intransitive verb) (Q) PUS, KHAW; stop (transitive verb) (Q) PUS; stop (noun) (Q) PUS; stopping (S) DIL; full stop in punctuation (Q) PUS; stopper (Q) TAP, (S) DIL; stop up (R, S) DIL; stopgap (S) GAS, DIL; stopped consonants (S) PUS
storm of wind (S) ÁLAK
straight (A, Q, S) TE3, (S, A) TEÑ; straight line (Q) TEÑ
strait (R, A, S) LOD
strap (Q) LATH
stray (verb) (R, S) MIS; stray, (R, Q, S) RAN; stray about (verb) (Q) MIS; straying (Q, S) RAN, (S) MIS
stream (noun) (Q) KEL
street (R, Q) MBAL, (S) RAT
strength (A, OS, Ilk) BEL; bodily strength (S) BEL; physical strength (A, Q, OS, S, Ilk) TUG, (T:) BEL; strength-vigour (A, S?) TUG
stretch out (R) RAK
strife (A) KOT
strike (R) DRING
string (R) LATH
strip (verb) (A, S) SKEL (Note: helta should be *heltha, unless it is meant as a Q verb); stripped bare (Q) SKAL1, SKEL
strive (R) KOT
stroke (verb) (S) MA3; heavy stroke (S) DARÁM; stroke of pen or brush (Q) TEK
strong (Q) POL/POLOD, (Q) TULUK, (R, T, OS) BEL; physically strong (R) POL/POLOD; strong (OS), strong in body (S) BEL; strong place (Q) SAR
stuffing (S) DIL
subject (verb) (R) MBAW
sublime (A) BARÁD, (S) TUR
successor (Q, Dor) NDEW
sudden (S) BERÉK; suddenness (S) BERÉK; sudden move (R, S) RIK(H); sudden fire (S) see Battle of Sudden Fire, wildfire
suffering from old age (S) GENG-WÂ
suffice (R, Q) PHAR; sufficiency (Q) PHAR; sufficient (adjective) (Q) PHAR; sufficient (adverb) (S) PHAR
Súlimo (Q) THÛ
sum up (S) NOT
summit of high mountain (S, A) TÂ/TA3
summon (Q) TUL
Sun (Q, S) NAR1 (note: the spelling Anar for S. here is probably wrong, confused with the Q form; read Anor as under ANÁR), (Q) KAL; sun (R, Q, S) ANÁR; a name of the Sun (Q) UR (this entry was struck out in the Etymologies, but a word that must be derived from this stem occurs in LotR, so it seems that Tolkien restored it); sunlight (S) LÁWAR/GLÁWAR; sunrise (Q) ORO, (S, Q) AM2; sunset (Q, A) NDÛ; Sun-maiden (Q) AR1
sup (Q) SÁLAP
superior (OS, S) KHAL2, (S) ORO
support (noun) (A, Q, S) TULUK
suppose (Q) INK/INIK; supposition (Q) INK/INIK
sure (Q) TAK
surf (Q) SOL
surface (Q, S) PAL; flat surface (S) DAL
Súro (Q; S) THUS (but in the Silmarillion Appendix, the S name of Sauron is given as Gorthaur, not Thû or Mor-thu as in the Etymologies)
surround (R) THUR
survive (OS, S) BORÓN
swallow (bird) (Q, S) LIN2, (Q, A, S) TUY, (R) LAK1
swallow (verb?) (R) SLUK
swan (A, Q, T, OS, S, Ilk, Dan) ÁLAK; Swan-haven ÁLAK; Swan-road ÁLAK
sward (A, OS, S) PATH
swart (Q, OS, S) BARÁN; swart, swarty (S) DUN
[swear (to do something)] (Q) WED
sweet (S, Ilk) LIND; sweet-sounding (A) SLIN
swell (R) TIW (see TUY for this gloss), (S) TIW
swift (R, A, Q, S) LAK2, (R, Q, S) KYELEK
swim (R) LUT
swirl (Q) SWIN
swooping (S?) THOR (p. 393); come swooping down (R) THOR (p. 393)
sword (R, Q, S) MAK, (S) KIRIS, (S) LAG, broad sword (Q) LAG; sword(name) (A, Q) SYAD; sword-blade (Q) RUS
sworn brother (S, Q) TOR
symbol (A) TEK
syrup (Q, S) PIS


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