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Early Quenya

alkar

noun. glory

Cognates

  • G. aglar “glory” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

Variations

  • alkar ✧ GL/39
Early Quenya [GL/39] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alkar

noun. shield

Cognates

  • En. alch “shield” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/158

Variations

  • alkar ✧ PE13/136; PE13/158
Early Quenya [PE13/136; PE13/158] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alkar

noun. shining, light of day

alka

noun. ray (of light), light of day; shining

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ak’lā > alka[aklā] > [akla] > [alka]✧ QL/030

Variations

  • alkar ✧ PE16/075
Early Quenya [MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alkar(in)

noun. temple, shrine

Cognates

  • G. alc(hor) “shrine, fane, temple” ✧ GL/18; GL/18

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ḶK/KAL > alkar-[ḹkar] > [alkar]✧ QL/030

Variations

  • alkar ✧ GL/18
  • alkarin ✧ GL/18; QL/030
  • alkar- ✧ QL/030
Early Quenya [GL/18; QL/030] Group: Eldamo. Published by

korda

noun. temple

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KOÐO “revere‽” ✧ LT1A/Kôr; QL/048

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KOŘO¹ > korda[korðā] > [korða] > [korda]✧ QL/048
Early Quenya [LT1A/Kôr; QL/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tilwindea

adjective. shining

tilwínea

adjective. shining

Variations

  • tilwīnea ✧ QL/092 (tilwīnea)
  • tilwindea ✧ QL/092 (tilwindea)
Early Quenya [QL/092] Group: Eldamo. Published by