hela

or

hela conj. "or", apparently an ephemeral form, replaced by hya (VT49:14-15). The editor theorizes that hela literally meant "other than" (VT49:15)

hela

conjunction. *other than

Changes

• hela → hya ✧ VT49/14

Element in

• Q. epetai i hyarma ú ten ulca símaryassen “consequently the left hand was not to them evil in their imaginations” ✧ VT49/14

Elements

Word	Gloss
hé	“other person, him (the other)”
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hya

or

hya conj. "or" or noun "other thing" (VT49:14)

hya

conjunction. or

Derivations

• √KHY- “other”

Element in

• Q. epetai i hyarma ú ten ulca símaryassen “consequently the left hand was not to them evil in their imaginations” ✧ VT49/14

Variations

• hya ✧ VT49/14

var

or

var (1) conj. "or" (QL:100). In Tolkiens later Quenya, the word hya appears for "or". A phrase involving a double var…var may mean "either…or" in one early (untranslated) text, according to Christopher Gilsons interpretation (PE15:32, 39)

herca

conjunction. or

Cognates

• S. egor “or”

ecar

conjunction. or

Cognates

• S. egor “or”