Quenya 

malwa

fallow, pale

malwa adj. "fallow, pale" (SMAL)

marya

pale, fallow, fawn

marya adj. "pale, fallow, fawn" (MAD)

isca

pale

isca ("k") adj."pale" (LT1:256)

luina

pale

[luina] adj. "pale" (VT45:30)

nívë

pale

nívë adj."pale" (MC:213; this is "Qenya" Tolkien's later Quenya has néca)

néca

pale, vague, faint, dim to see

néca ("k") adj "pale, vague, faint, dim to see", pl. nécë ("k") in Markirya

Sindarin 

malu

adjective. fallow, pale

Sindarin [Ety/386, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nimp

adjective. pale

adj. pale, pallid. nimp << nim (PE17:168). >> niphred

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:55:168] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

maidh

pale

1) maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow, fawn), 2) nimp (nim-) (white); no distinct pl. form, 3) thind (grey); no distinct pl. form; 4) gael (glittering), lenited ael; no distinct pl. form. 5) *malu (lenited valu; analogical pl. mely; lenited valu) (fallow). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).

maidh

pale

(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow, fawn)

maidh

fallow

(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (pale, fawn)

maidh

fawn

maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow)

maidh

fawn

(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow)

mith

pale grey

(lenited vith; no distinct pl. form). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone means ”white fog, wet mist”.

malu

pale

(lenited valu; analogical pl. mely; lenited valu) (fallow). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).

malu

fallow

1) *malu (lenited valu; analogical pl. mely) (pale). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL). 2) maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (pale, fawn)

malu

fallow

(lenited valu; analogical pl. mely) (pale). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).

gwind

pale blue

(lenited ’wind; no distinct pl. form).

gael

pale

(glittering), lenited ’ael; no distinct pl. form.

nimp

pale

(nim-) (white); no distinct pl. form

thind

pale

(grey); no distinct pl. form

elu

pale blue

(analogical pl. ely). Archaic elw (pl. ilw?).

Nandorin 

lygn

adjective. pale

Primitive form given as lugni "blue", sc. the stem LUG1 (LR:370, not defined) with an ending -ni not otherwise attested, though -i is an ending found on many primitive colour-adjectives. The ending _-i _causes umlaut u > y; compare yrc as the plural of urc "Orc". That a short original final -i is capable of causing such an umlaut at the Common Eldarin stage is somewhat surprising, since Primitive Quendian lugni should have become *lugne at this stage, and final e would hardly cause umlaut. Perhaps we are to understand that the change of final i to Common Eldarin e happened relatively late, after the Eldar had crossed the Hihtaeglir and parted with the Nandor?

Nandorin [H. Fauskanger (LR:370)] < LUG. Published by

Noldorin 

maidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn

Noldorin [Ety/371, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

maidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. marya “pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MAD “*pale (yellow)” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ

Element in

  • N. Maidhros “Pale-glitter” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ (Maiðros); EtyAC/MAƷ (Meiðros)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MAD > meið > maið[madja] > [maðja] > [maðia] > [meðia] > [meði] > [meið]✧ Ety/MAD

Variations

  • maið ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ (maið)
  • meidh ✧ EtyAC/MAD (meidh)
  • meið ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ (meið)
Noldorin [Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAD; EtyAC/MAƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

meidh

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn

Noldorin [Ety/371, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

malw

adjective. fallow, pale

Noldorin [Ety/386, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nim-

adjective. pale, white

Noldorin [Ety/378] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nimp

adjective. pale, white

Noldorin [Ety/378] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gael

adjective. pale, glimmering

Noldorin [Ety/358] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nimp

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ninqe “white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NIK(W) “*snow; white” ✧ Ety/NIK-W

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NIK-W > nimp[niŋkwi] > [niŋkwe] > [nimpe] > [nimpʰe] > [nimɸe] > [nimfe] > [nimf] > [nimp] > [nimp]✧ Ety/NIK-W
Noldorin [Ety/NIK-W] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

marya

adjective. pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]

Cognates

  • N. maidh “pale, fallow, fawn [light yellowish tan colour]” ✧ Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MAD “*pale (yellow)” ✧ Ety/MAD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√MAD > marya[madja] > [maðja] > [marja]✧ Ety/MAD
ᴹ√MAD > marya[madja] > [maðja] > [marja]✧ Ety/MAD
Qenya [Ety/MAD; EtyAC/MAD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

luina

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • Ilk. lûn “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUY

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ EtyAC/LUY

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LUY > luina[luina]✧ EtyAC/LUY

Doriathrin

lûn

adjective. pale

A Doriathrin adjective for “pale” derived from primitive ᴹ✶lugni, a revision of the form luin that appeared in The Etymologies as published in The Lost Road (Ety/LUG², EtyAC/LUG²). The revision of [ui] >> [ū] probably reflects Tolkien’s vacillation on how primitive [[ilk|[g] vocalized before [m], [n]]] in Ilkorin. The earlier form of this word might an element in the name Draugluin “Werewolf” (LR/134), which in earlier writings was glossed “Werewolf Pale” (LB/205). The early Noldorin word ᴱN. lhui “pale” might be a precursor to it (PE13/149).

Changes

  • luinlūn “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUG²

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. luina “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUY
  • ᴹQ. lúne “blue, blue, [ᴱQ.] deep blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶lugni “blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
    • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
  • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ EtyAC/LUY

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶lugni > luin[lugni] > [lugne] > [luine] > [luin]✧ Ety/LUG²
ᴹ✶lugni > lūn[lugni] > [lugne] > [lūne] > [lūn]✧ Ety/LUG²

Variations

  • luin ✧ Ety/LUG² (Dor. luin); EtyAC/LUY (Dor. luin)
  • lūn ✧ EtyAC/LUG² (Dor. lūn)
Doriathrin [Ety/LUG²; EtyAC/LUG²; EtyAC/LUY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Ossriandric

lygn

adjective. pale

An adjective for “pale” developed from primitive ᴹ✶lugni (Ety/LUG²). It seems that this word underwent [[dan|i-mutation of [u] to [y]]], as in the plural yrc of Dan. urc. However, it is known that [[mp|short final [i] became [e]]] in Common Eldarin, so that ᴹ✶lugni became ᴹ✶lugne before the divergence of these languages, making the i-mutation difficult to explain (as noted by Helge Fauskanger, AL-Nandorin/lygn). One possible explanation is that the short final [ĕ] either [[dan|reverted to [i] or did not change in the first place]] in the Danian branch of Eldarin.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lúne “blue, blue, [ᴱQ.] deep blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶lugni “blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
    • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶lugni > lygn[lugni] > [lugne] > [lugni] > [lygni] > [lygn]✧ Ety/LUG²
Ossriandric [Ety/LUG²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Ilkorin

slíw

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
Early Ilkorin [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

lhui

adjective. pale

Changes

  • lhuilhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Cognates

  • Eilk. slíw “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Eq. laiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Et. líva ✧ PE13/149

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Element in

Early Noldorin [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

sleiwa

adjective. pale

Derivatives

  • En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Eilk. slíw “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Eq. laiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149
  • Et. líva ✧ PE13/149
Early Primitive Elvish [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

laiwa

adjective. pale

Cognates

  • En. lhui “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶sleiwa “pale” ✧ PE13/149

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶sleiwa > laiwa[sleiwā] > [sleiwa] > [leiwa] > [laiwa]✧ PE13/149
Early Quenya [PE13/149] Group: Eldamo. Published by

níva

adjective. pale

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/213] Group: Eldamo. Published by