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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unattested

1660s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of attest (v.).

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unattested

a. Not supported by attestation, lacking supporting evidence in the form of assurance from an authority.

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Tolkien himself provided, introducing unattested idioms or long circumlocutions where necessary to work around gaps in the Tolkien-made vocabulary?

In this as in other matters, people who want to write in Quenya face a difficult choice: Should we try to make the language work using solely the words Tolkien himself provided, introducing unattested idioms or long circumlocutions where necessary to work around gaps in the Tolkien-made vocabulary?