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Early Quenya

ailin

noun. shore

A word for “shore” in the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem and its draft of the late 1920s (MC/213, 221), in one place given an archaic form aile and a translation “beach” (PE16/75). In the version of the Markirya poem from the 1960s, this word became Q. hresta (MC/221-222), whereas Q. ailin itself usually meant “lake” in later writings.

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
AYA(LA)“lake”

Variations

  • aile ✧ PE16/075 (aile)
  • ailin ✧ PE16/075
Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/066; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ailin

noun. lake, pool

Cognates

  • G. ailion “lake, pool” ✧ GL/17; LT2A/Elwing
  • En. ailin “lake” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/158

Element in

  • Eq. ailinon “water lily” ✧ QL/029

Elements

WordGloss
AYA(LA)“lake”

Variations

  • ailin ✧ GL/17; LT2A/Elwing; PE13/136; PME/029; QL/029
  • Ailin ✧ PE15/14
Early Quenya [GL/17; LT2A/Elwing; PE13/136; PE13/158; PE15/14; PME/029; QL/029] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ailo

noun. lake, pool

Cognates

  • G. ail “lake, pool” ✧ GL/17; LT2A/Elwing

Derivations

Element in

  • Eq. Ailuvin “Lake Foam” ✧ GL/17
Early Quenya [GL/17; LT2A/Elwing] Group: Eldamo. Published by