An adjective or adverb appearing as ᴱQ. telwa “last (late)” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s based on the early root ᴱ√TEL+U “to finish, end, close, complete” (QL/91).

Neo-Quenya: The root √TEL had basically the same meaning in Tolkien’s writings in the 1950s and 60s, so I would retained this adjective/adverb for purposes of Neo-Quenya. However, I would limit ᴺQ. telwa to its temporal sense “late”. For example, Helge Fauskanger used telwa only to mean “late” in his Neo-Quenya New Testament (NQNT). For “last” I would use other words, such as telda “last, final” from 1959-60.