ezel

green

ezel, ezella adj. "green" (in Vanyarin Quenya only). Adopted and adapted from Valarin. (WJ:399)

ezel(la)

adjective. green

laica

green

laica (1) adj. "green" (in older sources laiqua) (Letters:282, PE17:159). Laicolassë (laica + #olassë) "green-foliage" (PE17:46), Quenya cognate of Sindarin Laegolas (dialectal form Legolas); compare olassië. Adj. laicalassë "green as leaves", literally "green-leaf" (PE17:56).

laica

adjective. green

Cognates

• S. laeg “fresh and green, viridis, green (of leaves/herbiage), green, viridis, green (of leaves/herbiage), fresh” ✧ Let/282; PE17/084; PE17/159
• Nan. lego “green” ✧ Let/282

Derivations

• ✶laikā “green” ✧ Let/282
  • √LAY “*be alive, flourish, [ᴱ√] be alive, flourish” ✧ Let/282
• √LAY “*be alive, flourish, [ᴱ√] be alive, flourish” ✧ PE17/159

Element in

• Q. laicalassë “green-leaf, green as leaves”
• ᴺQ. laicelumir “malachite (lit.) green-flowing-jewel”
• Q. Laicolassë “Green-foliage” ✧ PE17/056
• ᴺQ. laimaril “emerald”
• Q. Laiquendi “Green-elves”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶laikā > laica	[laikā] > [laika]	✧ Let/282
√LAY > laika	[laikā] > [laika]	✧ PE17/159

Variations

• laikā ✧ PE17/084
• laika ✧ PE17/159

laiqua

green

laiqua ("q")adj. "green" (LÁYAK, LT1:267, MC:214), "Qenya" pl. laiquali ("q")(MC:216). Occurs in the phrase laiqua'ondoisen ("q") "green-rocks-upon" (MC:221; this is "Qenya"), Laiqualassë ("q") masc. name "Legolas" (Greenleaf) (LT1:267). Used as noun in the phrase mi laiqua of somebody clad "in green" (PE17:71). In later material, the word for "green" appears as laica, and the cognate of Legolas is said to be Laicolassë, q.v. (PE17:56)

laiqua

adjective. green

Changes

• laiqua → laikā “green” ✧ PE17/084

Cognates

• S. laeg “fresh and green, viridis, green (of leaves/herbiage), green, viridis, green (of leaves/herbiage), fresh” ✧ PE17/153
• Nan. lego “green” ✧ PE17/153

Derivations

• ✶laikwā ✧ PE17/153

Element in

• ᴺQ. laiquaril “emerald”
• Q. sanomë tarnë Olórin, Aracorno, Eomer, Imrahil, mi mísë, mi telepta yo morna, mi laiqua yo ninquë, mi luinë, ta Gimli mi lossëa “There stood Gandalf, Aragorn, Eomer and Imrahil in grey, in silver and black, in green and white, and in blue, and also Gimli in white” ✧ PE17/071

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶laiquā > laiqua	[laikwā] > [laikwa]	✧ PE17/153

wenya

green, yellow-green, fresh

wenya adj. "green, yellow-green, fresh" (GWEN), apparently "fair, beautiful" ("probably originally "fresh, fair, unblemished especially of beauty of youth") in a later deleted note (PE17:191).

galen

soft mut

soft mut. of calen >> calen

galen

noun. maybe an abbreviated form used for galenas

n. Bot. maybe an abbreviated form used for galenas. >> galenas

calen

adjective. green

calen

green

(galen) _ adj. _green (fresh, vigorous). galen after a sg. noun. Q. kălina (lit. illumined) sunny, light.

calen

adjective. green; fresh, vigorous; †bright, green; †bright, [N.] bright-coloured; [S.] fresh, vigorous

Cognates

• Q. calima “bright, luminous” ✧ PE17/153
• Q. calina “light, bright, sunny, (lit.) illumined” ✧ PE17/153; VT42/19

Derivations

• √KAL “light; shine, be bright, light; shine, be bright, [ᴱ√] shine golden” ✧ PE17/153; PE17/153; SA/calen; SA/kal

Element in

• S. Ard-galen “Green Region” ✧ SA/calen
• S. Calembel “Greenham”
• S. Calenardhon “Green Province” ✧ SA/calen
• S. Calenhad “Green Space” ✧ VT42/19
• S. Eryn Galen “Greenwood” ✧ UT/281
• S. Eryn Lasgalen “Greenwood the Great, (lit.) Wood of Greenleaves”
• S. Lasgalen “Green of Leaf”
• S. Parth Galen “Green Sward” ✧ RC/349; SA/calen
• S. Pinnath Gelin “Green Ridges” ✧ SA/calen
• S. Tol Galen “Green Isle” ✧ SA/calen

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√KAL > calen	[kalinā] > [kalina] > [kalena] > [kalen]	✧ PE17/153
√KAL > calen	[kalinā] > [kalina] > [kalena] > [kalen]	✧ PE17/153
√kal- > calen	[kalinā] > [kalina] > [kalena] > [kalen]	✧ SA/calen
√kal- > Gelin	[kalini] > [kelini] > [kelin]	✧ SA/calen
√kal- > calen	[kalinā] > [kalina] > [kalena] > [kalen]	✧ SA/kal

Variations

• Calen ✧ VT42/19

govannen

soft mut

soft mut. of covannen

laeb

adjective. green

_ adj. _green. A theoretical equivalent to Q. laiqua but that did not exist in Sindarin.

laeg

green

_ adj. _green. >> Legolas

laeg

adjective. green

_ adj. _green (of leaves, herbage). Q. laika.

ben-

soft mut

soft mut. of pen-

baran

soft mut

soft mut. of paran >> Dol Baran, paran

berian

soft mut

soft mut. of perian after article i >> perain

úvedin

soft mut

soft mut. of úmedin v. & pron. suff. I do not eat. >> -n, ú-, úmedin

dew

soft mut

soft mut. of tew >> tew

baur

soft mut

soft mut. of paur >> Celebrimbor

beth

soft mut

soft mut. of peth >> peth

vast

soft mut

soft mut. of #bast.

vedui

soft mut

soft mut. of medui

úvel

soft mut

soft mut. of úmel _ suff. & verbal stem (quasi-participle in aorist mode) _lit. 'not loving', enemy, inimical. >> ú-, úmel

Berhael

soft mut

soft mut. of Perhael** **(e.g. a·Berhael) >> Perhael

galen

adjective. grown (esp. of plants)

Derivations

• √GAL “grow (like plants), flourish, be healthy, be vigorous, bloom, grow (like plants), flourish, be healthy, be vigorous, bloom, [ᴹ√] thrive”

calen

green

1) (etymologically "bright") calen (lenited galen), pl. celin (attested in lenited form in the name Pinnath **Gelin, "Green Ridges"). 2) laeg (fresh), no distinct pl. form. (Note: a homophone means ”keen, sharp, acute”.) In the Woodland dialect lêg, whence leg- in the name Legolas** ”Greenleaf” (Lettters:282, 386).

calen

green

(lenited galen), pl. celin (attested in lenited form in the name Pinnath Gelin, "Green Ridges").

lasgalen

leaf-green

(pl. lesgelin).

laeg

green

(fresh), no distinct pl. form. (Note: a homophone means ”keen, sharp, acute”.) In the Woodland dialect lêg, whence leg- in the name Legolas ”Greenleaf” (Lettters:282, 386). 

ezel(la)

adjective. green

Element in

• Van. Ezellohar “Green Mound” ✧ WJ/399

Variations

• ezel/ezella ✧ WJ/399

lego

adjective. green

Cognates

• Q. laica “green” ✧ Let/282
• Q. laiqua “green” ✧ PE17/153

Derivations

• ✶laikā “green” ✧ Let/282
  • √LAY “*be alive, flourish, [ᴱ√] be alive, flourish” ✧ Let/282
• ✶laikwā ✧ PE17/153

Element in

• Nan. Legolas “Greenleaf” ✧ Let/282; PE17/153

Variations

• leg ✧ Let/282
• lēgo ✧ PE17/153
• lĕgo ✧ PE17/153

laikā

adjective. green

Derivations

• √LAY “*be alive, flourish, [ᴱ√] be alive, flourish” ✧ Let/282

Derivatives

• Nan. lego “green” ✧ Let/282
• Q. laica “green” ✧ Let/282
• S. laeg “fresh and green, viridis, green (of leaves/herbiage), green, viridis, green (of leaves/herbiage), fresh” ✧ Let/282

calen

adjective. green

calen

adjective. green, (orig.) bright-coloured

Cognates

• ᴹQ. kalina “light” ✧ Ety/KAL

Derivations

• ᴹ√KAL “shine” ✧ Ety/KAL

Element in

• N. Calenardhon
• N. Kalenarda
• N. Calenhad
• N. Calenhir “*Green River”
• N. Calendil “Green-tine”
• N. Lhasgalen “Green of Leaf”
• N. Calembel
• N. Tol-galen “Green Isle” ✧ LR/305

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KAL > calen	[kalinā] > [kalina] > [kalena] > [kalen]	✧ Ety/KAL