Old Noldorin Semantic Categories



1. Physical World

2. Mankind

2.31 Husband

3. Animals

4. Body Parts and Functions

4.14 Hair

sphinde n. “lock of hair”

4.85 to Wound; Wound; Wounded

nidwa² adj. “bruised, scarred, hurt”

5. Food and Drink

6. Clothing and Adornment

6.94 Ointment

glaibe n. “salve, ointment”

7. Dwelling and Furniture

8. Agriculture and Vegetation

9. Physical Acts and Materials

10. Motion and Transportation

11. Possession and Trade

11.14 to Grasp, Seize, Take Hold of

map- v. “to seize, take away by force”

12. Spatial Relations

12.12 to Put, Place, Set, Lay

partha- v. “to arrange, compose”

12.31 High

tōra adj. “lofty”

12.44 Far

adv. “thither”

13. Quantity and Number

14. Time

15. Sense Perception

16. Emotion

17. Mind and Thought

17.34 Clear, Plain (to the Mind)

yūta- v. “to hint”

18. Language and Music

19. Social Relations

20. Warfare and Hunting

21. Law and Judgment

22. Religion and Beliefs

23. Grammar