Q. #entul- v. (basic-verb) “to come again, *return” (Category: to Return, Give Back)
A verb for “come again” appearing in its future form entuluva in the sentence aurë entuluva “day shall come again” from The Silmarillion (S/195). It is a combination of en- “re-, again” and tul- “come”. It also meant “return” as an element in the ship name Entulessë (UT/171).
Conceptual Development: The earliest Lost Tales had a phrase ᴱQ. i·kal’antúlien “Light hath returned” (LT1/184), and this verb ᴱQ. antulu- seems to be the earliest precursor to entul-. Notes on The Feanorian Alphabet from the 1940s had ᴹQ. at-tul- “come back, return” (PE22/047), using a different prefix at(a)- for “back, again, re-” (Ety/AT(AT)). In Tolkien’s later writings, at(a)- specifically meant “a second time“ or “double” (PE17/166), and the prefix en- “re-” was introduced as a prefix for general repetition; see that entry for discussion.
References ✧ S/195
Inflections
entuluva | future | “shall come again” | ✧ S/195 |
Elements
en- | “re-, again” |
tul- | “to come” |
Element In
ᴹQ. attul- v. “to come back, return” (Category: to Return, Give Back)
Reference ✧ PE22/47 ✧ at-tul- “come back, return”
Elements
at(a)- | “back, again, re-” |
tul- | “to come” |
ᴱQ. #antulu- v. “to return” (Category: to Return, Give Back)
References ✧ LT1/184; LT1A/tulielto
Inflections
antúlien | perfect singular | “hath returned” | ✧ LT1/184 |
antúlien | perfect singular | “returned” | ✧ LT1A/tulielto |
Elements
#an- | “re-” | |
tulu- | “to bring, carry, fetch; to move (intr.), come; to produce, bear fruit” | ✧ LT1A/tulielto |
Element In