Words by Category
Organised by IDS-inspired semantic chapters
Middle-earth
TopAgriculture and vegetation
Top- barna- verb till (land), cultivate
- cail noun fence, palisade
- elloth noun flower
- ephel noun outer fence, surrounding ring
- eredh noun seed
- eryn noun wood, forest of trees
- galadh noun tree
- glad noun wood, forest of trees
- glae noun grass
- golf noun branch, stick
- iâf noun fruit
- lass noun leaf
- lisg noun reed
- loth noun flowers
- lotheg noun flower, floret, small flower
- orn noun tree (tall)
- pêl noun plot (of land), field (fenced)
- perchenia- verb plough (v.)
- perchenu noun plough (n.)
- redh- verb sow
- redhor noun farmer
- reidh noun stick
- rîdh noun field (sown)
- rîf noun bark (of a tree)
- roth noun ditch, trench
- sab- verb dig
- samp noun spade, shovel
- sant noun garden, field, yard
- taur noun forest
- thâr noun grass (stiff)
- thond noun root
Animals
Top- aew noun bird (small)
- anu adjective male
- gach noun cow
- gacht noun cattle
- gagron noun ox
- gwef noun louse
- gwem noun worm
- hâl noun fish (small)
- hû noun dog
- huan noun hound, great dog
- huar noun hound, wild dog
- huil noun bitch, female dog
- inu adjective female
- lavan noun animal
- lavanath noun livestock
- leweg noun worm
- lim noun fish
- lŷg noun snake
- mavron noun shepherd, herdsman
- mund noun bull
- munneg noun calf
- nadhor noun pasture
- nadhras noun pasture
- pinagor noun ant
- rochmar noun stable
Basic actions and technology
Top- angwedh noun chain, fetter
- car- verb do, make
- cov- verb bow (v.)
- crista- verb hack, slash, chop, slice, cut
- dannod- verb untie
- dringa- verb beat, strike, hit
- eitha- verb prick, stab
- gratha- verb rub, scratch, fray
- gweltha- verb squeeze, press
- had- verb hurl, throw
- hithlain noun rope (elvish)
- lab- verb fold
- legia- verb bend
- loetha- verb curl, bend, wind, twine
- muda- verb work
- nardh noun knot
- nista- verb push, press, thrust
- nod- verb tie
- raph noun rope, cord
- resta- verb cut
- rista- verb cut, rend, rip
- run- verb rub, grind
- teledia- verb cut down, bring down, knock, shut down, fell, tumble
- thaetha- verb split
- thag- verb pull, draw
- whal- verb wash
- whegra- verb wipe
Clothing and grooming
TopCognition
Top- geria- verb ponder, think
- govída- verb imitate
- henia- verb understand
- inega- verb guess
- ista- verb know
- naw noun idea, notion
- nev- verb seem, appear
- notha- verb conceive (think), believe
- nútha- verb conceive, imagine
- sadhor mind
- sael adjective wise
- san- verb think, reflect
- sav- verb think (be of opinion)
Comparison
Top- egel adjective other
Condition
Top- pi adverb if
Coordination
Top- a(h) conjunction and
- añ gaeth i expression because
- na(n) preposition of, with, accompanied by, provided by, associated with, marked with
Dimensions
Top- taun noun height
Emotions and values
Top- alvar noun luck, fortune, good luck
- fae noun soul, spirit
- faeg adjective bad, mean, paltry, poor, inferior
- gaeda- verb astound, surprise, shock
- gaedannen adjective surprised
- gelir adjective merry
- gladh- verb laugh
- gosta- verb fear exceedingly, be terrified of
- lala- verb laugh
- mae adverb, adjective well
- maer adjective good, excellent, fair
- mel- verb love
- mib- verb kiss
- mítha- verb kiss
- nída- verb weep, cry (tears)
- ninna- verb weep, cry (tears)
- oer adjective nasty, unpleasant, offensive, repugnant
- ogvar noun misfortune, bad luck
- raeda- verb smile
- ranga- verb embrace
- tarlang adjective proud, (lit.) stiff neck
- telia- verb play
- thaw adjective corrupt, rotten
- thossui adjective afraid
- thosta- verb fear
- tîr adjective correct, appropriate, acceptable
- tîr adjective upright, honest
- tîr noun esteem, regard, honour
Food and drink
Top- alvrannen adjective uncooked, raw
- aph noun cooked food
- blê noun fat (of food)
- blê adjective fatty, oily, greasy
- brannen adjective cooked
- brant adjective cooked, done, overdone
- brath- verb cook
- faust noun thirst
- ivelost adjective ripe
- lavra- verb lap (animal)
- lavra- verb suck
- mad- verb eat
- mann noun food
- math noun food
- mol- verb grind, pulverise
- nadh- verb chew
- och noun egg
- rhovath noun meat, (lit.) "flesh-food"
- saeg noun hunger
- saegon noun famine
- saur adjective bad (of food), putrid, rotten
- sing noun salt
- sog- verb drink
- thalph noun grease, fat (noun)
- uvelaust adjective unripe, green (unripe)
- úvrannen adjective uncooked, raw
Grammar
Top- anhan demonstrative pronoun to that (dative)
- assen demonstrative pronoun to this (dative)
- ennas adverb there
- mallú interrogative pronoun when
- man interrogative pronoun who
- man interrogative pronoun what
- mivan interrogative pronoun where
- movan interrogative pronoun how
- navan interrogative pronoun whither
- sa demonstrative pronoun that
- san demonstrative pronoun that (object)
- sath determiner, pronoun some
- se demonstrative pronoun this
- sen demonstrative pronoun this (object)
- û adverb, interjection no, not
Kinship
Top- -b personal pronoun, suffix we (inclusive)
- -dhir personal pronoun, suffix you (plural, polite)
- -f personal pronoun, suffix we (exclusive)
- -g personal pronoun, suffix thou, you (singular familiar)
- -gir personal pronoun, suffix you (plural, familiar)
- -l personal pronoun, suffix thou, you (singular, polite)
- -n personal pronoun, suffix I
- -r personal pronoun, suffix they
- Adan noun man (human being)
- adaneth noun woman (mortal)
- adar noun father
- benn noun man, husband, partner (man), spouse (male)
- bess noun wife
- bethril noun spouse (female), married woman
- bethron noun spouse (male), married man
- ci personal pronoun thou, you (singular familiar)
- de personal pronoun you (plural)
- dî noun woman (of any kindred)
- dîr noun man (of any kindred)
- dîr 'wain noun young man
- emel noun mother
- gwend noun maiden, young woman
- gwîn noun youth, child (young person)
- gwinig noun baby, infant
- hên noun child
- herven noun husband
- herves noun wife, lady
- iond noun boy
- le personal pronoun thou, you (singular, polite)
- me personal pronoun we (exclusive)
- neth noun girl, sister
- ni personal pronoun I
- pe personal pronoun we (inclusive)
- pen pronoun one, somebody, anybody, person
- te personal pronoun he, she, it
- ti personal pronoun they
Law
TopMind
Top- nûr noun kind
Motion
Top- bâd noun road
- caeda- verb lie (as in a bed)
- col- verb bear, carry, wear
- danna- verb fall
- dod- verb drop
- drinna- verb twist, turn (transitive), encircle
- eleda- verb move
- eria- verb rise
- ethiria- verb outpour, outflow
- gonathra- verb entangle, enmesh
- gwaeda- verb enfold
- gwil- verb fly
- had- verb throw, hurl
- hadhwa- verb sit (tr. and intr.)
- hal- verb lift
- hedhia- verb sit
- liv- verb drip
- loda- verb float
- men noun road, way
- men- verb go
- menna- verb move
- minenwen- verb swim
- neria- verb twist
- netha- verb move, push
- nor- verb run
- padra- verb walk
- per- verb turn (transitive and intransitive)
- râd noun path, pass
- rin- verb revolve, turn around
- siria- verb flow
- tar- verb stand
- thol- verb roll
- tol- verb come
Object
Top- amon noun lump, clump, mass
Place
Top- haedh noun enclosure, bailey, compound, ward
Possession
Top- anna- verb give, supplement
- beria- verb protect
- gar- verb have, possess
- gar- verb hold
- gedh- verb get, obtain
- goveria- verb preserve
- heb- verb keep
- mab- verb seize, take, grasp
- manga- verb grab, grip, hold
- nab- verb take, lay hold
- nad noun thing
- redhia- verb give back, return
- reitha- verb save, rescue
- sav- verb have, own, possess (quality or trait)
Quantity
Top- am adverb, adjective more
- canad numeral four
- eneg numeral six
- genedia- verb reckon
- il adjective all, each, every
- lad numeral zero
- lad noun nothing
- laew adjective many, frequent
- leben numeral five
- min numeral one
- minib numeral eleven
- neder numeral nine
- nedia- verb count
- neledh numeral three
- nodui adjective few, countable
- odog numeral seven
- pae numeral ten
- pân adjective, noun all, whole
- pant adjective full
- sath noun part
- tâd numeral two
- tolodh numeral eight
- únodui adjective countless, uncountable
- unt noun nothing
Religion and belief
Top- aeant noun sacrifice (n.)
- aeda- verb revere, worship
- aedaith noun religion, reverence, worship
- aenor noun god
- aer adjective holy, hallowed
- aerdir noun priest
- annodal noun altar
- elia- verb bless, cause to prosper
- Eru proper noun the god
- iaun noun holy place, fane, temple, shrine, sanctuary
- niardha- verb preach
Sense perception
Top- born adjective hot
- calen adjective green, fresh, vigorous
- caran adjective red
- cauda- verb perceive, notice, to sample
- caw- verb taste (verb)
- crisg adjective sharp
- culuin adjective orange
- dorn adjective tough, stiff, thrawn, obdurate
- elu adjective pale blue
- groluin adjective indigo
- gwaen adjective stained
- gwaur adjective dirty
- laich adjective sweet
- laug adjective warm
- limp adjective wet
- liss adjective fragrant, sweet
- luin adjective blue
- maeg adjective piercing, sharp
- mael noun stain
- mael adjective stained
- malen adjective yellow
- morn adjective black
- nach adjective sour
- nedunnia- verb sniff
- nîd adjective damp, wet, tearful
- nim adjective white
- nîn adjective wet, watery
- oel adjective cool
- parch adjective dry
- path adjective smooth
- ring adjective cold, chill
- saer adjective bitter
- singi adjective brackish
- singren adjective salty, savoury
- thosta- verb smell (bad), stink
- thostol adjective stinking
- úvaeg adjective dull (not sharp)
Social & Political
TopSocial and political relations
Top- aran noun king, lord, chief
- arthor noun realm, kingdom, country
- bang noun staff
- bardha- verb rule (v.), reign
- bardor home land
- caras noun city, fort, earthwall, bulwark
- condir noun chieftain, mayor, chief
- dôr noun country
- glann noun boundary, border
- gobel noun village, town
- gwaith noun people
- gwaith noun region
- hîr noun lord, master
- lî noun people
- noss noun family, kindred, clan, house (dynastic), race, tribe, people
Spatial Relations
Top- adel preposition behind
- agor adjective narrow
- alchae adverb near, (lit.) not far
- and adjective long
- borg adjective large, big
- corn adjective round, globed
- dad adverb down, below
- daer adjective great, large
- delch adjective dense
- dolla- verb conceal
- eth preposition, adverb outside
- fim adjective slim, slender, thin
- forvo adjective right hand, right side
- fuir adjective right
- grond adjective weighty, ponderous
- hae adverb far, distant, remote
- hair adjective left
- harvo adjective left hand
- haug adjective low
- haw adverb before (place), in front
- ivil preposition, adverb inside
- land adjective wide, broad
- lang noun passage
- lung adjective heavy
- maw noun side
- mi preposition in
- minif adverb in front
- n(a) preposition to, towards, at, with, by
- nef adverb near, hither, on this side
- nîf noun, adjective front, face
- nu preposition under
- or preposition above
- pad preposition, adverb after (place)
- palan adverb afar, abroad, far and wide
- penia- verb put, fix, set
- pîn adjective small
- rend adjective circular
- sa preposition, adverb beside, alongside, next (to)
- sad noun place, spot
- sí adverb here
- taen adjective high
- taer adjective right, not curved, straight
- thent adjective short
- tithen adjective little, tiny
- tobla- verb hide
- tŷg adjective thick
- úchae adverb near, (lit.) not far
Speech and language
TopThe body
Top- ach noun neck, upper spine
- ammos noun chest
- asg noun bone
- bund noun snout, nose (of animals)
- cam noun hand (cupped)
- cen- verb see
- cuia- verb live, be alive
- cum noun belly
- doll noun head
- ên noun navel
- fang noun beard
- fîn noun hair, single hair
- fîn e·thrond expression hair (body)
- find noun hair, tress, long flowing hair
- finnel noun head of hair, fax, mass of long hair
- finnel adjective having fine or beautiful hair
- fir- verb die (mortals), fade
- flâd noun skin
- galf noun back of body
- gobem noun mouth
- gwanna- verb die (elves), depart
- hallophin noun pubic hair
- hen(d) noun eye
- hent noun pair of eyes
- hich- verb vomit
- hûn noun heart (organ)
- irdh noun guts, entrails, bowels, innards
- lam noun tongue (organ)
- lang noun neck
- laud noun feather
- lhassa- verb hear
- lhaw noun ears (of a person)
- lheweg noun ear
- lor- verb sleep
- lortha- verb put to sleep
- mâb noun hand
- maw noun hand
- nag- verb bite
- nam noun claw, talon
- nêl noun tooth (used in compounds)
- neleg noun tooth
- nelenc noun fingernail
- nem noun nose
- nuicha- verb smell, to sense smell
- ogod noun knee
- pess noun feather
- pimp noun tail
- puia- verb spit
- rass noun horn (anatomy)
- raw noun wing
- rhaw noun flesh (of a living body)
- rhond noun body
- rôn noun liver
- sereg noun blood
- súda- verb blow
- sunt noun nostrils
- tâl noun foot
- teleg noun leg
- thuia- verb breathe
- tith noun breast(s) (of a woman)
- tŷg noun thigh
The house
Top- annon noun gate (great), door
- bâr noun house, dwelling, home, house (dynastic)
- bâr brathed expression cookhouse
- bâr hûd noun meeting house
- bar- verb live, dwell, reside, stay
- brathstam noun kitchen
- caw noun hut
- fend noun door
- fennas noun door (great), doorway, gateway
- fenstavn noun doorpost, jamb
- henneth noun window
- langaw noun tent
- ledil noun key
- pand noun courtyard
- sam noun room, chamber
- tump noun shed
The physical world
Top- ael noun lake, pool
- amon noun hill, mountain
- Anor noun sun
- Ardhon noun world
- ast noun dust
- avras noun precipice
- beltha- verb open out, expand, billow
- brass noun great cliff
- bund noun cape (geography)
- caer noun ait, eyot, isle (river), islet
- ceven noun earth, soil
- dae noun shade, shadow
- doll noun hill
- dôr noun land
- duin noun river (large)
- falas noun beach, shore, strand, surf, surfline
- fân noun cloud
- fanu noun vapour, steam
- gaear noun sea
- gil noun star
- gond noun stone, rock
- gwae noun wind
- hel- verb freeze
- heleg noun ice
- hîth noun mist
- hithu noun fog
- îf noun cliff, descent (sheer)
- im noun valley (archaic)
- imlad noun valley (narrow), gully
- Ithil noun moon
- lad noun plain, valley
- ledhu noun sand
- lith noun ash, sand
- loss noun snow
- madha noun mud
- menel noun sky
- nan(d) noun valley (wide), vale
- naur noun fire
- nen noun water
- ness noun meadow
- orna- verb burn
- orod noun mountain
- osp noun smoke
- pend noun slope, steep incline, hill side
- pend adjective sloping (down), steeply inclined
- ross noun rain, spray of water
- sarn noun pebble, stone, gem
- sarn adjective stony
- sîr noun river
- taw noun wood
- tol noun island, sea stack, skerry
- tuia- verb sprout, spring forth
- tum noun valley (deep)
- tund noun mound, hill
- tŷda- verb swell
Time
Top- aur noun day
- cad preposition, adverb after (time), later
- cadar adjective, adverb late
- cîw adjective fresh, new, renewed
- coranor noun year
- fair adjective quick, prompt, ready
- faw adverb before (time), earlier
- fergar adjective soon done
- fuin noun night
- guir adjective slow
- gwain adjective young, new
- hí adverb now
- iaur adjective old
- ienodar noun age (smb's age)
- ifant adjective aged
- ior- prefix old
- laew adjective fresh
- lagor adjective swift, rapid
- lagor adjective, adverb early
- lim adjective fast, swift, quick
- lóran noun year
- lû noun time, occasion
- nuir noun yesterday
- rong adverb soon
- ronga- verb hasten, hurry
- sain adjective new