Qenya cognate of ᴱN. tuf “lump, knob” from Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, and so probably of a similar meaning (PE13/154). In later writings, ᴹQ. tupse = “thatch” (Ety/TUP).
Early Quenya
pulme
noun. lump, knob
Derivations
- ᴱ√PULU “swell” ✧ QL/075
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√PULU > pulme [bulmē] > [bulme] > [pulme] ✧ QL/075
tupse
noun. lump, knob
Cognates
- En. tuf “lump, knob” ✧ PE13/154
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “lump, knob” as a derivative of the early root ᴱ√PULU “swell” (QL/75).