A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “bride” or “wife” based on the early root ᴱ√KAYA “lie, rest; dwell” (QL/30, 46), also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa with the gloss “wife, bride” (PME/30). Tolkien said it was used as a name of ᴱQ. Erinti (QL/36; PME/30).
Early Quenya
akairis
feminine name. Bride
Elements
Word Gloss akairis “bride, wife”
akairis
noun. bride, wife
Derivations
- ᴱ√KAYA “lie, rest; dwell” ✧ QL/046
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√KAYA > akairis [akajristǝ] > [akajrist] > [akajris] > [akairis] ✧ QL/046 Variations
- Akairis ✧ PME/030
Another name for Erinti appearing in the Qenya Lexicon from the 1910s (QL/36). It is simply akairis “bride” used as a name.