A word for “air” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142), probably based on the early root ᴱ√ILU “ether”. Later ᴹQ. Ilma was used for “Starlight” (Ety/GIL; LR/205).
Early Quenya
lin
noun. snake
Cognates
- G. ling “small snake”
Derivations
- ᴱ√LIŊI “snake”
Element in
- Eq. lingwe “snake, worm” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. ingwil(in) “eel” ✧ QL/043
Variations
- lin ✧ QL/043
- Lin² ✧ QL/054
lin
noun. melody, air, tune, musical voice
Cognates
- G. glin “sound, voice, utterance” ✧ PE15/25; LT1A/Lindelos
Derivations
- ᴱ√LIÐI “sing” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; PME/054; QL/054
Element in
- Eq. Laurelin “Singing-gold” ✧ PE15/25
- Eq. Lindelokte “Singing Cluster” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; LT1A/Lindelos; PE15/25
- Eq.
Lindelóte- Eq. linda “singing”
- Eq. lindele “music, song” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; QL/054
- Eq. lindea “singing, *musical” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. lindelin “melody, tune” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. lindelokte “laburnum, (lit.) singing cluster” ✧ QL/054
- Eq. lindórea “singing at dawn (esp. of birds)” ✧ QL/054
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LIŘI > lin [linðǝ] > [linð] > [lind] > [lin] ✧ PME/054 ᴱ√LIŘI > lin¹ [linðǝ] > [linð] > [lind] > [lin] ✧ QL/054 Variations
- lin ✧ LT1A/Lindelos; PME/054
- linde ✧ PE15/25
linda
adjective. singing
Element in
- Eq. Ondolinda “Singing Stone” ✧ LT1A/Gondolin
Elements
Word Gloss lin “melody, air, tune, musical voice” Variations
- linda ✧ LT1A/Gondolin (linda)
lingo
noun. snake
ilma
noun. air
Elements
Word Gloss ILU “ether, the slender airs among the stars”
oqi
noun. snake
Derivations
- ᴱ√OQO “curve, bend” ✧ QL/070
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√OQO > oqi [okʷī] > [okʷi] ✧ QL/070
nemba
noun. thread
A noun for “thread” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√NEME having to do with sewing (QL/65).
Derivations
- ᴱ√NEME “*sew” ✧ QL/065
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√NEME > nemba [nembā] > [nemba] ✧ QL/065
A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).