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Early Quenya

elda

noun. Elf; beach-fay

Cognates

  • G. Egla “fairy, (lit.) being from outside” ✧ GG/13; GL/32; LT1A/Eldamar; LT2A/Eglamar; PE15/23; WJI/Egla; LT1A/Eldar; PE14/009
  • En. Uidhel “elf, fairy” ✧ PE13/155; PE15/61; PE15/62
  • Et. Illa ✧ PE13/155

Derivations

Element in

Variations

  • elda ✧ GG/13; PE14/107; PE15/71; QL/035
Early Quenya [GG/13; GL/32; LBI/Eldar; LT1/114; LT1/235; LT1A/Eldamar; LT1A/Eldar; LT1I/Eldar; LT2A/Eglamar; LT2I/Eldar; PE13/099; PE13/155; PE14/009; PE14/047; PE14/050; PE14/079; PE14/083; PE14/084; PE14/107; PE15/23; PE15/61; PE15/62; PE15/71; QL/035; QL/043; WJI/Egla] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qen

noun. Elf

Cognates

  • G. Cwenn “Elf” ✧ GL/32; PE13/099; PE14/009
  • En. Gwenn “Elf” ✧ PE13/146

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶Gwendi- > Qen[gʷend] > [gʷen] > [kʷen]✧ PE13/146

Variations

  • qende ✧ PE14/009
Early Quenya [GL/32; LRI/Qendi; LT1/235; LT1I/Qendi; PE13/099; PE13/146; PE14/009; QL/092; SM/013; SM/168] Group: Eldamo. Published by

qende

noun. Elf