Q. moia- v. “to labour, be afflicted” (Category: to Work, Toil)
A verb in notes from the 1950s derived from primitive ✶mōjă based on the root √MŌ “labour, be afflicted”, and so presumably of similar meaning. It was followed by note stating “but ?better √mol” (VT43/31).
Conceptual Development: In notes on “large & small” words from the late 1960s Tolkien had mol- “labour” derived from √MBOL, but the section where it appeared was deleted (PE17/115). Going backwards, The Etymologies of the 1930s had ᴹQ. móta- “labour, toil” under the root ᴹ√MŌ (Ety/MŌ).
Neo-Quenya: I would ignore the late change of the root √MŌ >> √M(B)OL since Tolkien seems not to have embraced it. I would assume moia- and [ᴹQ.] móta- were passive and active verbs, respectively meaning “be afflicted, *be laboured” and “labour, toil”.
Reference ✧ VT43/31 ✧ “labour, be afflicted”
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| ✶mōjă > moia- | [mōja-] > [moija-] > [moia-] | ✧ VT43/31 |
Q. mol- v. “to labour” (Category: to Work, Toil)
Reference ✧ PE17/115 ✧ “labour”
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| ?√MBOL > mol- | [mbol-] > [mol-] | ✧ PE17/115 |
ᴹQ. móta- v. “to labour, toil” (Category: to Work, Toil)
Reference ✧ Ety/MŌ ✧ “labour, toil”
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| ᴹ√MŌ > móta- | [mōta-] | ✧ Ety/MŌ |