moriqendi

collective name. Dark-elves

Cognates

• N. Dureledh “Dark-elf” ✧ Ety/MOR
• N. Durion “Dark-elf” ✧ Ety/MOR

Derivations

• ᴹ✶morikwende “Dark-elf” ✧ PE19/057; PE19/059; PE21/69

Elements

Word	Gloss
more	“black, dark”
Qende	“Elf”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶móri-kwenedḕ > móri-kwèn(ǝ)dĕ	[morikwenedē] > [morikwendē] > [morikwende]	✧ PE19/057
ᴹ✶móri-kwènedḗ > móri-kwènǝdĕ > móri-kwèndĕ > móri-kwèn(d) > Moriquen	[morikwenedē] > [morikwendē] > [morikwende] > [morikwend] > [morikwen]	✧ PE19/059
ᴹ✶mŏrĭkwĕndĕ > moriqen	[morikwende] > [morikwend] > [morikwen]	✧ PE21/69

Variations

• Moriquendi ✧ PE18/024
• Moriquende ✧ PE19/059

moreldar

collective name. Dark-elves

Elements

Word	Gloss
more	“black, dark”
Elda	“Elf”