Early Quenya
lóke
noun. snake, dragon
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ√LOKO “twine, twist, curl” ✧ LT2A/Foalókë; QL/055
Element in
- Eq. foalóke “*serpent that guarded a treasure” ✧ LT2A/Foalókë
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LOKO > lōke [lōki] > [lōke] ✧ QL/055 Variations
- lōke ✧ GL/74; QL/055
- lókë ✧ LT2/085; LT2A/Foalókë; LT2A/Foalókë; LT2I/lókë
- Lôke ✧ PE13/105
- lôke ✧ PE15/28
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
lingo
noun. snake
oqi
noun. snake
Derivations
- ᴱ√OQO “curve, bend” ✧ QL/070
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√OQO > oqi [okʷī] > [okʷi] ✧ QL/070
A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).