limp

noun/adjective. clear, sparkling; (bright/clear/gleaming) liquid

Derivations

• ✶linkwē “light-substance” ✧ NM/284
  • √LIK “glide, slip, slide, drip” ✧ NM/285

Element in

• S. Limhír “Clear/Sparkling River” ✧ WJ/337
• S. Limphîr “Limliht” ✧ NM/284

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶liŋkwi > limp	[liŋkwi] > [liŋkwe] > [limpe] > [limpʰe] > [limɸe] > [limfe] > [limf] > [limp]	✧ NM/284

Variations

• Lim ✧ WJ/337 (Lim)

limp

adjective. wet

limp

adjective. wet

limp

wet

(no distinct pl. form).

mesc

wet

1) mesc (lenited vesc, pl. misc). Also spelt mesg. 2) limp (no distinct pl. form). 3)

loen

adjective. soaking wet, swamped

nîn

adjective. wet, watery

nîn

wet

_ adj. _wet. Q. nenya. >> Nindalf

loen

soaking wet

(swamped), no distinct pl. form.

mesc

wet

(lenited vesc, pl. misc). Also spelt mesg.

nîd

wet

nîd (damp, tearful); no distinct pl. form. 4) nîn (watery); no distinct pl. form. Note: nîn is also used as a noun ”tear”; there is also the possessive pronoun nín ”my”.

nîd

wet

(damp, tearful); no distinct pl. form. 4) nîn (watery); no distinct pl. form. Note: nîn is also used as a noun ”tear”; there is also the possessive pronoun nín ”my”.