cwenn

noun. Elf

Changes

• Cwend → Cwenn ✧ GL/28

Cognates

• Eq. Qen “Elf” ✧ GL/32; PE13/099; PE14/009

Element in

• G. Cweneglin “*Elvish (Qenya)” ✧ GL/28

Variations

• Cwend ✧ GL/28 (Cwend)

elf

noun. heart

Changes

• elf → elf(in) “feeling, heart” ✧ GL/32

Cognates

• Eq. elwen “heart” ✧ LT2/202; PE15/23

Derivations

• ᴱ√LEFE “*heart”

Element in

• G. Elfrin(iol) “Littleheart” ✧ GL/32 (Elfriniol); GL/32 (elfrin)
• G. Elfrith “Littleheart” ✧ LT2/202; PE15/23

Variations

• elfeg ✧ GL/32 (elfeg)
• Elf ✧ LT2/202; PE15/23

alf

noun. swan

ilf

noun. heart

Cognates

• Eq. elwen “heart” ✧ LT1A/Ilverin

Derivations

• ᴱ√LEFE “*heart”

Element in

• G. Ilfrin “Littleheart” ✧ GL/50; LT1A/Ilverin; LT1A/Ilverin
• G. Ilfrith “Dear Heart” ✧ GL/50; LT1A/Ilverin

elf(in)

cardinal. five

Derivations

• ᴱ√LEǶE “half; *five” ✧ GL/53

Element in

• G. elfeg “half” ✧ GL/32

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√lef > elf	[elxʷ] > [elf]	✧ GL/53

Variations

• elf ✧ GL/53

alfa

noun. swan

Changes

• alcwi → alfa ✧ GL/18
• alcwi → alfa ✧ LT1A/Alqaluntë

Cognates

• Eq. alqa “swan” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë

Derivations

• ᴱ✶alchwa “swan” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë; PE13/109
  • ᴱ√ḶKḶ “*appearance”

Element in

• G. alfuil(in) “swan” ✧ GL/18; GL/18 (alcothil)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ✶alchwa > alfa	[alkʷā] > [alpā] > [alpa] > [alfa]	✧ GL/18

Variations

• alcwi ✧ GL/18 (alcwi); LT1A/Alqaluntë (alcwi)
• alf ✧ PE13/109

alfuil(in)

noun. swan

Changes

• alcothil → alfuil ✧ GL/19

Variations

• alfuil ✧ GL/19
• alcothil ✧ GL/19 (alcothil)

gail

noun. star

Cognates

• Eq. íle “star” ✧ GL/37; LT1A/Tinwetári

Derivations

• ᴱ√GILI “*shine (pale)”

Element in

• G. Gailbridh(n)ir “Queen of Stars” ✧ GL/37; LT1A/Tinwetári

Variations

• Gail ✧ GL/37

honn

noun. heart

Changes

• hond → honn ✧ GL/49

Cognates

• Eq. hon “heart”

Derivations

• ᴱ√HONO “*heart”

Variations

• hond ✧ GL/49 (hond)

silwin

noun. swan

A word for “swan” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/67), probably related to ᴱQ. siloine of the same meaning (QL/83).

Cognates

• Eq. siloine “swan”

Elements

Word	Gloss
SILI	“*gleam”