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Early Quenya

laule

noun. life, mode of life

A noun appearing as {laume >>} ᴱQ. lauste “life, mode of life” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√LAWA “✱life (of plants)” (QL/52). Tolkien also gave laule = laume, so presumably this was also equivalent to lauste. The word laume “life” also appeared (undeleted) in the contemporaneous Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/52).

Neo-Quenya: Since √LAW had a similar meaning in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain ᴺQ. laulë “mode of life” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, along with other words derived from it. In the “Neologism of the Day” (NotD) series on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server posted at 2023-06-18, Valerie suggested this word might mean “✱lifestyle” as well.

Changes

  • laume → lauste ✧ QL/052

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LAWA “*life (esp. plants)” ✧ QL/052

Element in

  • Eq. laulemo “inhabitant” ✧ QL/052
  • Eq. laulesta “livelihood” ✧ QL/052

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LAWA > lauste[lawstē] > [lawste] > [lauste]✧ QL/052
ᴱ√LAWA > laule[lawlē] > [lawle] > [laule]✧ QL/052

Variations

  • laume ✧ PME/052; QL/052; QL/052 (laume)
  • lauste ✧ QL/052
Early Quenya [PME/052; QL/052] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laume

noun. life

lauste

noun. life, mode of life

loa

noun. life

A noun for “life” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√LAWA, apparently an alternate name of ᴱQ. Vána (QL/52).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LAWA “*life (esp. plants)” ✧ QL/052

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LAW̯A > Loa[lawā] > [lawa] > [laua] > [loa]✧ QL/052

Variations

  • Loa ✧ QL/052
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koi

noun. life

koile

noun. life

koire

noun. life

Cognates

  • En. cuil “life” ✧ PE13/141
  • G. cuil “life, lifetime” ✧ LT1A/Koivië-néni

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KOẎO “have life” ✧ LT1A/Koivië-néni; QL/048
  • ᴱ✶koile ✧ PE13/141

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KOYO > koi[koðʲ] > [koj] > [koi]✧ LT1A/Koivië-néni
ᴱ✶koile > koile[koðʲlē] > [koðʲle] > [kojle] > [koile]✧ PE13/141
ᴱ√KOẎO > koire[koðʲlē] > [koðʲle] > [kojle] > [koile]✧ QL/048

Variations

  • koi ✧ LT1A/Koivië-néni; QL/048
  • koirë ✧ LT1A/Koivië-néni
  • koile ✧ PE13/141
  • koito ✧ PE16/060
Early Quenya [LT1A/Koivië-néni; PE13/141; PE16/060; QL/048] Group: Eldamo. Published by