A word for “pebble” the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing under the root ᴱ√LALA, though Tolkien marked it with a “?” and other derivatives of the root had to do with “babble” (QL/50). This word was also mentioned in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/50).
Early Quenya
lalla-
verb. to chatter, babble
lala-
verb. to chatter, babble
Derivations
- ᴱ√LALA “*babble” ✧ QL/050
Element in
- Eq. hulále “babble, chatter, conversation” ✧ QL/050
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LALA > lala- [lala-] ✧ QL/050 Variations
- lalla- ✧ PE16/144
hyelle
noun. pebble
lalle
noun. pebble
Derivations
- ᴱ√LALA “*babble” ✧ QL/050
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LALA > lalle [lalli] > [lalle] ✧ QL/050
A word for “pebble” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/138; PE16/144). Its etymology is unclear, and in later writings ᴹQ. hyelle was used as a word for “glass”.