ᴹQ. vea¹ adj. “adult, manly, vigorous” (Category: Age)
An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “adult, manly, vigorous” under the root ᴹ√WEG “(manly) vigour” (Ety/WEG).
Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writings the root √WEG was less specifically tied to masculinity, so I would use vëa only for “adult” and “vigorous” for purposes of Neo-Quenya. For “masculine” I would use [ᴹQ.] hanuvoite.
References ✧ Ety/WEG; PE22/18
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| ᴹ√WEG > vea | [wega] > [weɣa] > [wea] > [vea] | ✧ Ety/WEG |