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Early Quenya

líne

noun. thread, cotton

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIYA “unite many as one” ✧ QL/053
    • ᴱ√ “*many”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LI+ya > līnẹ[lijnē] > [lijne] > [līne]✧ QL/053

Variations

  • līnẹ ✧ QL/053
Early Quenya [QL/053] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ailin

noun. shore

A word for “shore” in the ᴱQ. Oilima Markirya poem and its draft of the late 1920s (MC/213, 221), in one place given an archaic form aile and a translation “beach” (PE16/75). In the version of the Markirya poem from the 1960s, this word became Q. hresta (MC/221-222), whereas Q. ailin itself usually meant “lake” in later writings.

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
AYA(LA)“lake”

Variations

  • aile ✧ PE16/075 (aile)
  • ailin ✧ PE16/075
Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/066; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

linta-

verb. to soothe

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LINI “gentle” ✧ QL/054

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LINI > linta-[linta-]✧ QL/054
Early Quenya [QL/054] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kie

noun. path

tie

noun. line, direction, route, road, path

Changes

  • tiekie “path” ✧ PE16/143

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶teχie ✧ PE12/008; QL/090
    • ᴱ√TEHE “‽pull” ✧ QL/090

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶teχiḗ > tēye > tĕ́hie > tī̆e[texiē] > [texie] > [teɣie] > [teie] > [tie]✧ PE12/008

Variations

  • tī̆e ✧ PE12/008 (tī̆e)
  • kie ✧ PE16/143
Early Quenya [PE12/008; PE16/143; QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rípe

noun. line, margin, bank of stream, edging of grass, border

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RIPI “a rim” ✧ QL/080

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√RIPI > rīpe[rīpē] > [rīpe]✧ QL/080

Variations

  • rīpe ✧ QL/080
Early Quenya [QL/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tína

adjective. straight

Cognates

  • En. tain “straight” ✧ PE13/153; PE13/165

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶tegna “straight” ✧ PE13/153; PE13/165
    • ᴱ√TEHE “‽pull”
  • ᴱ√TEHE “‽pull” ✧ QL/090

Variations

  • taina ✧ QL/090
Early Quenya [PE13/153; PE13/165; QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

filma

noun. fine hair, line

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FILI “fine, thin” ✧ QL/038

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√FILI > filma[ɸilmā] > [ɸilma] > [filma]✧ QL/038
Early Quenya [QL/038] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tea

adjective. straight

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TEHE “‽pull” ✧ QL/090

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TEHE > tea[texā] > [texa] > [teɣa] > [tea]✧ QL/090

Variations

  • tea ✧ QL/090
Early Quenya [QL/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nyas

noun. scratch, score, line, mark

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NYASA “*scratch” ✧ QL/068

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NYASA > nyas[nʲast] > [nʲas]✧ QL/068
Early Quenya [QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by