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Gloss of the hour
alqa
noun. swan
Variations
- alqe ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë
- Alqa ✧ QL/030
Derivations
- ᴱ√ḶKḶ “*appearance” ✧ QL/030
Cognates
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Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√(I)ḶKḶ > Alqa [ḹkʷa] > [alkʷa] ✧ QL/030
Phrase of the day
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A Elentári Tintallë tyelpë pendas mírilya menelo alcar elerrimbë! Hairanna palan-tírienwa endórellon aldarembinë, Fanoiolossë, lyé liruvan han ëar, si han ëaron!
A Quenya translation of the hymn [[*A Elbereth Gilthoniel*]], with an attempt to maintain the original iambic meter.
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