This page will contain list of words for actions of organisms related to their body parts, products of metabolism and cycle of life and death in general. Actions related to perception, hands, legs (motion), and teeth (see Food) are listed in separate categories.
English | Nûrlâm | Part of speech | Etymology | Comments |
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(breast-)feed | gazhb- | v | ZA (to feed, take care); compare with “gaz” (mouth) | |
(take a) nap | dhul- | v | HG (to sleep) | short, light sleep |
abide | bronb- | v | NL < Noldorin “brenia” (to endure), “bronwe” (endurance) < Etym. “BOR”, “BORON” | |
ache | nûl | n | LOS < Quenya “nwalya-” (to pain, torment) | uncountable |
air | shib | n | ZA < Valarin “šebeth” | uncountable |
alive | kîbarz | adv | NL < DS (BS) “kîbum” (n), probably from Quenya “cuivië” < Etym. “KUY” (come to life, awake) (see also “kul-”, to be) | |
arouse | yor- | v | NL < Noldorin “îr” (sexual desire) < Etym. “YER” (feel sexual desire) + Old Noldorin “or”, Noldorin “eria” (to rise) < Etym. “ORO” (up, rise, high); compare with EH “ghêr” with similar etymology; resemblance to Slavic root “yar” (bright, fiery, hot, fury, frenzy, passionate, very) is accidental; compare with “hûr” | mostly about sexual desire |
awake | rilor- | v | NL, see “ri”, “lor-” | intransitive |
be born | nozd- | v | NL < Qenya “nosta”, Gnomish “nost” (birth, n.) < Etym. “NŌ”, “ONO” (beget) | |
be hungry | harb- | v | HG < SV | |
bear (pain, trouble) | bronb- | v | NL < Noldorin “brenia” (to endure), “bronwe” (endurance) < Etym. “BOR”, “BORON” | |
beget | nozd- | v | NL < Qenya “nosta”, Gnomish “nost” (birth, n.) < Etym. “NŌ”, “ONO” (beget) | |
belch | rugd- | v | NL < Qenya “rukta” (to belch smoke, smoke a pipe) < root “RUKU” (smoke, reek); resemblance with Russian “рыгать” [rɨgˈaːtʲ] (to vomit) is accidental | to make pre-vomit sound, to expel gas (but not food particles) from stomach through the mouth |
blood | ghor | n | NL < Sindarin “iûr”, “iâr” < Etym. “YAR”, Sindarin “agar”, Primitive Elvish “okhor”; compare with “gor” (violent) and “gorg” (butcher); resemblance to English “gore” is through these Tolkien's words | uncountable |
blood | shirk | n | NL < DS “sherku”, “shirku” < Quenya “sercë”, Sindarin “sereg” | uncountable |
blow | thûth- | v | NL < Quenya “súta”, “susta”, “surya”, Gnomish “sûtha” < Etym. “THÛ”; see also “sûm” (to breathe) | also about wind |
body-build | kraurgaithurm | n | NL, lit. “body arrangement”; see “kraur”, “gaith-” | uncountable |
breathe | sûm- | v | NL < LOS “sû-” (v), “sûm” (n); compare with Quenya “súya-”, Sindarin “thuia-” < Etym. “THÛ” (blow); see also “thûth-” (to blow) | |
breed | bâln- | v | NL < LOS “bâl-” (to breed) merged with Quenya “varna” (safe) < Etym. “BAR” (to raise) | |
burp | rugd- | v | NL < Qenya “rukta” (to belch smoke, smoke a pipe) < root “RUKU” (smoke, reek); resemblance with Russian “рыгать” [rɨgˈaːtʲ] (to vomit) is accidental | to make pre-vomit sound, to expel gas (but not food particles) from stomach through the mouth |
cess | bag | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, PN, VT 26, HOME 12 (PM); ? Etym. “WAƷ”, “WAGH” (stain, soil, filth) | uncountable |
chills | zudgûl | n | NL, lit. “hair-wraiths”, calque from LOS, HG “flokolgûl-” (to give the creeps to) < HG (lit. “hair-walk-ghoul”) | uncountable |
constitution | kraurgaithurm | n | NL, lit. “body arrangement”; see “kraur”, “gaith-” | uncountable |
copulate | htol- | v | LOS < SV “htog-” (bonk) or Noldorin “hoitha” ? | with object in accusative (more like rape) or comitative case (if both participants have pleasure) |
creeps | zudgûl | n | NL, lit. “hair-wraiths”, calque from LOS, HG “flokolgûl-” (to give the creeps to) < HG (lit. “hair-walk-ghoul”) | uncountable |
cure | shart | n | NL, see “shart-” (v) | something with healing effect; uncountable |
cure | shart- | v | NL, merging Quenya “asarta” (doctor, leech), Sindarin “Athelas” (name of healing herb) < Primitive Elvish “(H)ATH(A)” with MERP “sharog” < Albanian “shëroj” | |
damage | rul- | v | LOS (damage, harm) | part of body or inanimate object - with Accusative case; person - in Dative case |
dead | gûrz | adj | SV “gurz” < MERP (death), probably from Sindarin “guru”, “gurth” (death, n) < Etym. “ÑGUR” | |
death | gurz | n | MERP, probably from Sindarin “gurth” (death) < Etym. “ÑGUR”; in analogy with “burz(um)” - “bûrz” | |
death | mât | n | HG < EL, all major dialects “mat-” (to die) | more about natural death (like in bed, of aging, etc.) |
decay | nirg- | v | NL < Qenya “narqa-” (fade, wither), Gnomish “narcos” (rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
desire | ghîr- | v | NL < LP “ghêr” < Noldorin “îr”, Quenya “írë”, “yére” | together with verb in infinitive, noun in dative or genitive case |
devour | throkh- | v | SV < LL “throqu-”; compare with Gnomish “tercha” (to devour, destroy) | |
die | ghur- | v | DS (Moria) < DS (PO) “gura-”, “guru-” < Sindarin “guru” < Etym. “ÑGUR” | |
die | mat- | v | EL, all major dialects | more about natural death (like in bed, of aging, etc.); intransitive |
digest | thûn- | v | NL, see “thûn” (n) | |
disease | gôm | n | NL < LOS “gâm” < MB; changed to avoid cognates; compare with Noldorin “gem” (sickly), early Noldorin and Ilkorin “côm” (sickness), Qenya “qamba”, “qáme” (sick) < Etym. “GENG-W” | |
doctor | shartal | n | see “shart” | |
dough | mugsh | n | LOS “mugsh” < MB (vomit; dough; paste); compare with Ilkorin “maig” (dough) < Primitive Elvish “mazgē” < Etym. “MASAG” (knead); compare with “mazg” (bread) | may be used as euphemism for “vomit”; uncountable |
doze | dhul- | v | HG (to sleep) | short, light sleep |
doze | dhûl | n | LOS (sleep) < HG | short, light sleep |
draught | akr | n | LOS | |
drink | akr | n | LOS | |
drink | akr- | v | LOS | |
drink | shog- | v | DS < Eldarin “suk-”, “sok-” < Etym. “SUK”; Primitive Elvish also “soko”, “sog” (drink, gulp, quaff, drain); compare with English “suck”, Russian “сок” (juice), Latin “sugere” (to suck), “succus” (juice); probably common Indo-European word of sound-imitating origin; also “soup”, “sip” and many others; compare with “zug-” (to suck) | |
drivel | puth | n | NL, melting Quenya “piuta-” < Etym. “PIW” with SV, MERP “pûshatîg-” < Albanian “pështyj” | uncountable |
drool | puth | n | NL, melting Quenya “piuta-” < Etym. “PIW” with SV, MERP “pûshatîg-” < Albanian “pështyj” | uncountable |
drowse | dhûl | n | LOS (sleep) < HG | short, light sleep |
drug | shart | n | NL, see “shart-” (v) | something with healing effect; uncountable |
dung | bag | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, PN, VT 26, HOME 12 (PM); ? Etym. “WAƷ”, “WAGH” (stain, soil, filth) | uncountable |
dung | bûb | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, PE 17; | uncountable |
dung | push | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC “pushdug”, HOME 12 (PM) | uncountable |
eat | throkh- | v | SV < LL “throqu-”; compare with Gnomish “tercha” (to devour, destroy) | |
endure | bronb- | v | NL < Noldorin “brenia” (to endure), “bronwe” (endurance) < Etym. “BOR”, “BORON” | |
exalt | yor- | v | NL < Noldorin “îr” (sexual desire) < Etym. “YER” (feel sexual desire) + Old Noldorin “or”, Noldorin “eria” (to rise) < Etym. “ORO” (up, rise, high); compare with EH “ghêr” with similar etymology; resemblance to Slavic root “yar” (bright, fiery, hot, fury, frenzy, passionate, very) is accidental; compare with “hûr” | mostly about sexual desire |
excite | yor- | v | NL < Noldorin “îr” (sexual desire) < Etym. “YER” (feel sexual desire) + Old Noldorin “or”, Noldorin “eria” (to rise) < Etym. “ORO” (up, rise, high); compare with EH “ghêr” with similar etymology; resemblance to Slavic root “yar” (bright, fiery, hot, fury, frenzy, passionate, very) is accidental; compare with “hûr” | mostly about sexual desire |
excrement | bag | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, PN, VT 26, HOME 12 (PM); ? Etym. “WAƷ”, “WAGH” (stain, soil, filth) | uncountable |
excrements | push | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC “pushdug”, HOME 12 (PM) | uncountable |
fart | hlûp | n | NL < Quenya “hlapu” (to blow, fly or stream in the wind) | |
fat | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
feed | gazhk | n | NL, merging ZA “gazhb-” (to feed, take care), “gâzhur” (livestock) < “gazh-” (to live) with LOS “ushk-”, all major dialects < MERP < Albanian “ushqej”; may be related to “gaz” (mouth) and “gash” (heat) | add suffix “-urm” or “-aut” for process of feeding; uncountable |
feed | gazhk- | v | NL, merging ZA “gazhb-” (to feed, take care), “gâzhur” (livestock) < “gazh-” (to live) with LOS “ushk-”, all major dialects < MERP < Albanian “ushqej”; may be related to “gaz” (mouth) and “gash” (heat) | |
fester | nirg- | v | NL < Qenya “narqa-” (fade, wither), Gnomish “narcos” (rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
flabby | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
fodder | gazhk | n | NL, merging ZA “gazhb-” (to feed, take care), “gâzhur” (livestock) < “gazh-” (to live) with LOS “ushk-”, all major dialects < MERP < Albanian “ushqej”; may be related to “gaz” (mouth) and “gash” (heat) | add suffix “-urm” or “-aut” for process of feeding; uncountable |
forage | gazhk | n | NL, merging ZA “gazhb-” (to feed, take care), “gâzhur” (livestock) < “gazh-” (to live) with LOS “ushk-”, all major dialects < MERP < Albanian “ushqej”; may be related to “gaz” (mouth) and “gash” (heat) | add suffix “-urm” or “-aut” for process of feeding; uncountable |
fuck | htol- | v | LOS < SV “htog-” (bonk) or Noldorin “hoitha” ? | with object in accusative (more like rape) or comitative case (if both participants have pleasure) |
gape | hâgh- | v | NL < Quenya “hac-” (to yawn), “hácala” (yawning); may be also related to “gaz” and “yag” | |
give birth | nozd- | v | NL < Qenya “nosta”, Gnomish “nost” (birth, n.) < Etym. “NŌ”, “ONO” (beget) | |
goosebumps | zudgûl | n | NL, lit. “hair-wraiths”, calque from LOS, HG “flokolgûl-” (to give the creeps to) < HG (lit. “hair-walk-ghoul”) | uncountable |
greed for | ghîr- | v | NL < LP “ghêr” < Noldorin “îr”, Quenya “írë”, “yére” | together with verb in infinitive, noun in dative or genitive case |
grow | ghalb- | v | NL < Noldorin “galw” (growth), Quenya “alwa” (well-grown) < Etym. “GALA” (to grow; thrive); compare with ZA “ghald-” (to grow stately, greatly); compare with Sindarin “gala” (to grow) | to become big |
grunt (pig) | pûz- | v | NL < Qenya “pusu” (to puff, snort) | |
gulp | akr | n | LOS | |
harm | rul- | v | LOS (damage, harm) | part of body or inanimate object - with Accusative case; person - in Dative case |
have sex | htol- | v | LOS < SV “htog-” (bonk) or Noldorin “hoitha” ? | with object in accusative (more like rape) or comitative case (if both participants have pleasure) |
heal | shart- | v | NL, merging Quenya “asarta” (doctor, leech), Sindarin “Athelas” (name of healing herb) < Primitive Elvish “(H)ATH(A)” with MERP “sharog” < Albanian “shëroj” | |
healer | shartal | n | see “shart” | |
health | môgl | n | NL, word “gôm” (illness) written reversed, merged with Quenya “málë” (good health) < Primitive Elvish root “MAG” (be in a good state, thrive) and Primitive Elvish root “AL(A)” (good, blessed, fortunate, prosperous, healthy) | uncountable |
hunger | harb- | v | HG < SV | |
hurt | rul- | v | LOS (damage, harm) | part of body or inanimate object - with Accusative case; person - in Dative case |
ill | gôm | n | NL < LOS “gâm” < MB; changed to avoid cognates; compare with Noldorin “gem” (sickly), early Noldorin and Ilkorin “côm” (sickness), Qenya “qamba”, “qáme” (sick) < Etym. “GENG-W” | |
ill | gômûrz | adj | NL, see “gôm” | |
illness | gôm | n | NL < LOS “gâm” < MB; changed to avoid cognates; compare with Noldorin “gem” (sickly), early Noldorin and Ilkorin “côm” (sickness), Qenya “qamba”, “qáme” (sick) < Etym. “GENG-W” | |
incite | yor- | v | NL < Noldorin “îr” (sexual desire) < Etym. “YER” (feel sexual desire) + Old Noldorin “or”, Noldorin “eria” (to rise) < Etym. “ORO” (up, rise, high); compare with EH “ghêr” with similar etymology; resemblance to Slavic root “yar” (bright, fiery, hot, fury, frenzy, passionate, very) is accidental; compare with “hûr” | mostly about sexual desire |
injure | rul- | v | LOS (damage, harm) | part of body or inanimate object - with Accusative case; person - in Dative case |
lech | ghîr- | v | NL < LP “ghêr” < Noldorin “îr”, Quenya “írë”, “yére” | together with verb in infinitive, noun in dative or genitive case |
lick | lâp- | v | NL < “lâm”, merging various word from Etym. roots “LAB” and “SÁLAP” (lick, lick up) | lick, lick up |
life | kîb | n | NL < DS (BS) “kîbum”, probably from Quenya “cuivië” < Etym. “KUY” (come to life, awake) | |
life | slai | n | NL < LOS (v) “slai-”, “slaium” (n) | |
live | kîb- | v | NL < DS (BS) “kîbum” (n), probably from Quenya “cuivië” < Etym. “KUY” (come to life, awake) (see also “kul-”, to be) | |
long for | ghîr- | v | NL < LP “ghêr” < Noldorin “îr”, Quenya “írë”, “yére” | together with verb in infinitive, noun in dative or genitive case |
lust | ghîr- | v | NL < LP “ghêr” < Noldorin “îr”, Quenya “írë”, “yére” | together with verb in infinitive, noun in dative or genitive case |
make horny | yor- | v | NL < Noldorin “îr” (sexual desire) < Etym. “YER” (feel sexual desire) + Old Noldorin “or”, Noldorin “eria” (to rise) < Etym. “ORO” (up, rise, high); compare with EH “ghêr” with similar etymology; resemblance to Slavic root “yar” (bright, fiery, hot, fury, frenzy, passionate, very) is accidental; compare with “hûr” | mostly about sexual desire |
medic | shartal | n | see “shart” | |
medication | shart | n | NL, see “shart-” (v) | something with healing effect; uncountable |
medicine | shart | n | NL, see “shart-” (v) | something with healing effect; uncountable |
memory | bhûrm | n | NL, merging “bhol-” with “bhû” (see corresponding articles) and abstract noun suffix “-urm” | uncountable |
micturate | tukh- | v | SV (n) | |
mind | samd | n | NL, merging Quenya “sáma”, “sanwe” and “indo” of similar meaning; compare with “samb-” (to believe) and “ûs” (to think) | |
mingere | tukh- | v | SV (n) | |
mortal | matûrz | adj | EL, all major dialects | |
mortality | maturm | n | EL, all major dialects “mat-” (to die) | uncountable |
muck | bûb | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, PE 17; | uncountable |
multiply | bâln- | v | NL < LOS “bâl-” (to breed) merged with Quenya “varna” (safe) < Etym. “BAR” (to raise) | |
nap | dhûl | n | LOS (sleep) < HG | short, light sleep |
nourish | gazhb- | v | ZA (to feed, take care); compare with “gaz” (mouth) | |
pain | hrizg | n | MERP | uncountable |
pain | nûl | n | LOS < Quenya “nwalya-” (to pain, torment) | uncountable |
pant | fof- | v | NL < Gnomish “faf”, Sindarin “faw”, Quenya “foa” < Primitive Elvish “phā” < Etym. “PHAW” (gape); similarity with English “puff” is through onomatopoeia | to breathe heavily |
paste | mugsh | n | LOS “mugsh” < MB (vomit; dough; paste); compare with Ilkorin “maig” (dough) < Primitive Elvish “mazgē” < Etym. “MASAG” (knead); compare with “mazg” (bread) | may be used as euphemism for “vomit”; uncountable |
pee | tukh | n | SV | uncountable |
pee | tukh- | v | SV (n) | |
phlegm | zirm | n | NL < RN “zirum” < LOS, HG “zer” < SV < probably Albanian “nxjerr” | |
physique | kraurgaithurm | n | NL, lit. “body arrangement”; see “kraur”, “gaith-” | uncountable |
piss | glu | n | LOS < MB | uncountable |
piss | tukh | n | SV | uncountable |
piss | tukh- | v | SV (n) | |
porky | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
propagate | bâln- | v | NL < LOS “bâl-” (to breed) merged with Quenya “varna” (safe) < Etym. “BAR” (to raise) | |
puff | fof- | v | NL < Gnomish “faf”, Sindarin “faw”, Quenya “foa” < Primitive Elvish “phā” < Etym. “PHAW” (gape); similarity with English “puff” is through onomatopoeia | to breathe heavily |
puff | pûz- | v | NL < Qenya “pusu” (to puff, snort) | |
rape | tram- | v | LOS, marked as borrowed from SV, probably from MERP “rramab” < Albanian “rrëmbej” | |
reason | samd | n | NL, merging Quenya “sáma”, “sanwe” and “indo” of similar meaning; compare with “samb-” (to believe) and “ûs” (to think) | |
remedy | shart | n | NL, see “shart-” (v) | something with healing effect; uncountable |
reproduce | bâln- | v | NL < LOS “bâl-” (to breed) merged with Quenya “varna” (safe) < Etym. “BAR” (to raise) | |
retch | rugd- | v | NL < Qenya “rukta” (to belch smoke, smoke a pipe) < root “RUKU” (smoke, reek); resemblance with Russian “рыгать” [rɨgˈaːtʲ] (to vomit) is accidental | to make pre-vomit sound, to expel gas (but not food particles) from stomach through the mouth |
rot | nirg- | v | NL < Qenya “narqa-” (fade, wither), Gnomish “narcos” (rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | intransitive |
rotten | nirgûrz | adj | NL < Qenya “narqa-” (fade, wither), Gnomish “narcos” (rot, decay) < Primitive Elvish root “NṚQṚ” | |
saliva | puth | n | NL, melting Quenya “piuta-” < Etym. “PIW” with SV, MERP “pûshatîg-” < Albanian “pështyj” | uncountable |
sense | samd | n | NL, merging Quenya “sáma”, “sanwe” and “indo” of similar meaning; compare with “samb-” (to believe) and “ûs” (to think) | |
shit | bag | n | TK, DBS, LOTR, OC, PN, VT 26, HOME 12 (PM); ? Etym. “WAƷ”, “WAGH” (stain, soil, filth) | uncountable |
sick | gômûrz | adj | NL, see “gôm” | |
sickness | gôm | n | NL < LOS “gâm” < MB; changed to avoid cognates; compare with Noldorin “gem” (sickly), early Noldorin and Ilkorin “côm” (sickness), Qenya “qamba”, “qáme” (sick) < Etym. “GENG-W” | |
sip | akr | n | LOS | |
slabber | puth | n | NL, melting Quenya “piuta-” < Etym. “PIW” with SV, MERP “pûshatîg-” < Albanian “pështyj” | uncountable |
slaver | puth | n | NL, melting Quenya “piuta-” < Etym. “PIW” with SV, MERP “pûshatîg-” < Albanian “pështyj” | uncountable |
sleep | lor- | v | NL < Quenya “olor” (dream) (n) < Etym. “LOS” | with prefix “ri-” = “awake”; with prefix “thu-” = “fall asleep”, “sleep over” |
slobber | puth | n | NL, melting Quenya “piuta-” < Etym. “PIW” with SV, MERP “pûshatîg-” < Albanian “pështyj” | uncountable |
slumber | dhul- | v | HG (to sleep) | short, light sleep |
slumber | dhûl | n | LOS (sleep) < HG | short, light sleep |
sniff | pûz- | v | NL < Qenya “pusu” (to puff, snort) | |
snooze | dhul- | v | HG (to sleep) | short, light sleep |
snooze | dhûl | n | LOS (sleep) < HG | short, light sleep |
snore | pûz- | v | NL < Qenya “pusu” (to puff, snort) | |
snort | pûz- | v | NL < Qenya “pusu” (to puff, snort) | |
snot | zirm | n | NL < RN “zirum” < LOS, HG “zer” < SV < probably Albanian “nxjerr” | |
spawn | bâln- | v | NL < LOS “bâl-” (to breed) merged with Quenya “varna” (safe) < Etym. “BAR” (to raise) | |
spit | puth | n | NL, melting Quenya “piuta-” < Etym. “PIW” with SV, MERP “pûshatîg-” < Albanian “pështyj” | uncountable |
spit | pûth- | v | NL, melting Quenya “piuta-” < Etym. “PIW” with SV, MERP “pûshatîg-” < Albanian “pështyj” | with suffix of partial aspect (“-âzh”) means “to slaver, slabber, drool” |
stand | bronb- | v | NL < Noldorin “brenia” (to endure), “bronwe” (endurance) < Etym. “BOR”, “BORON” | |
starve | harb- | v | HG < SV | |
stature | kraurgaithurm | n | NL, lit. “body arrangement”; see “kraur”, “gaith-” | uncountable |
stomach | bronb- | v | NL < Noldorin “brenia” (to endure), “bronwe” (endurance) < Etym. “BOR”, “BORON” | |
stomach | thûn- | v | NL, see “thûn” (n) | |
suck | zug- | v | NL < LOS “zug” (lip) < MB < SV “zugl” (border); LOS, SV, MB “zu-” (to suck); compare with “shog-” (to drink) | |
suckle | gazhb- | v | ZA (to feed, take care); compare with “gaz” (mouth) | |
sud | hôb | n | ZA (any liquid shed from the body: blood, sweat, urine) | uncountable |
survive | kibr- | v | NL, merging “kîb-” (to live) < Etym. “KUY” with “frun-” (to last, endure) < Etym. “BORÓN” | |
swallow | throkh- | v | SV < LL “throqu-”; compare with Gnomish “tercha” (to devour, destroy) | |
sweat | hôb | n | ZA (any liquid shed from the body: blood, sweat, urine) | uncountable |
take care | gazhb- | v | ZA (to feed, take care); compare with “gaz” (mouth) | |
tear(drop) | nîg | n | NL < Etym. “NEI”; compare with PN “Nienna”; see also “nîth-” | |
thick | tûrz | adj | NL < LOS “tû” < MB, SV (fatty, fleshy, flabby) < ? Sindarin “tûg” (fat, thick) < Etym. “TIW”; changed to avoid cognates | |
thirst | thîz | n | NL, merging early Noldorin “faus” (thirst) < Etym. “PHAU” (gape), “PÁRAK” (dry) with NL “thizg” (dry) < Gnomish “thisc”, Qenya “sisi” | uncountable |
thrive | ghalb- | v | NL < Noldorin “galw” (growth), Quenya “alwa” (well-grown) < Etym. “GALA” (to grow; thrive); compare with ZA “ghald-” (to grow stately, greatly); compare with Sindarin “gala” (to grow) | to become big |
torment | hrizg | n | MERP | uncountable |
turn on | yor- | v | NL < Noldorin “îr” (sexual desire) < Etym. “YER” (feel sexual desire) + Old Noldorin “or”, Noldorin “eria” (to rise) < Etym. “ORO” (up, rise, high); compare with EH “ghêr” with similar etymology; resemblance to Slavic root “yar” (bright, fiery, hot, fury, frenzy, passionate, very) is accidental; compare with “hûr” | mostly about sexual desire |
urinate | tukh- | v | SV (n) | |
urine | glu | n | LOS < MB | uncountable |
urine | tukh | n | SV | uncountable |
vomit | hih- | v | NL < Noldorin “hich” | |
wake (up) | runt- | v | NL < SV ”runûth-” (to wake up), HG “rundh-” (awake) | transitive |
wee | tukh- | v | SV (n) | |
wheeze | fof- | v | NL < Gnomish “faf”, Sindarin “faw”, Quenya “foa” < Primitive Elvish “phā” < Etym. “PHAW” (gape); similarity with English “puff” is through onomatopoeia | to breathe heavily |
wheeze | pûz- | v | NL < Qenya “pusu” (to puff, snort) | |
whuff | fof- | v | NL < Gnomish “faf”, Sindarin “faw”, Quenya “foa” < Primitive Elvish “phā” < Etym. “PHAW” (gape); similarity with English “puff” is through onomatopoeia | to breathe heavily |
withstand | bronb- | v | NL < Noldorin “brenia” (to endure), “bronwe” (endurance) < Etym. “BOR”, “BORON” | |
wound | rul- | v | LOS (damage, harm) | part of body or inanimate object - with Accusative case; person - in Dative case |
yawn | hâgh- | v | NL < Quenya “hac-” (to yawn), “hácala” (yawning); may be also related to “gaz” and “yag” |