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Qenya 

erkasse

noun. holly

A noun appearing as ᴹQ. erkasse “holly” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from the root ᴹ√ERÉK “thorn” (Ety/ERÉK). In a rejected page from the Quenya Verbal System of the 1940s, Tolkien had ᴹQ. erke “holly” derived from the same root (PE22/127). For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d stick to the (non-rejected) 1930s ercassë “holly”.

Conceptual Development: In the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa, Tolkien had ᴱQ. piosenna “holly”, a combination of ᴱQ. pio “berry” and ᴱQ. senna “red-brown” (QL/83; PME/83).

Cognates

  • N. ereg “holly-tree” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(E)REK “thorn, holly” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ERÉK > erkasse[erkasse]✧ Ety/ERÉK

erke

noun. holly

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(E)REK “thorn, holly” ✧ PE22/127

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√EREK > erke[erke]✧ PE22/127