A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “plain, vale”, a derivative of ᴱ√EŊE (QL/36). More than likely it is an example of the sound change “where a nasal came to stand finally before ḷ (from ḷ or lǝ) it gave -ndl (through ndl, ngl, mb[l])” (PE12/25).
Early Quenya
enga
noun. mead
Derivations
- ᴱ√EŊE “*plane, level” ✧ QL/036
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√EŊE > enga [eŋgā] > [eŋga] ✧ QL/036
endl
noun. plain, vale
Cognates
- G. eng(a) “plain, vale”
Derivations
- ᴱ√EŊE “*plane, level” ✧ QL/036
Element in
- Eq. Endillos “Flower of the Plain”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√EŊE > endl [eŋḷ] > [endḷ] ✧ QL/036
palante
noun. plain
palume
noun. plain
Changes
palanka→ palante ✧ QL/071Variations
- palante ✧ QL/071
- palanka ✧ QL/072 (
palanka)
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “mead” in the sense “✱meadow”, a derivative of ᴱ√EŊE (QL/36).