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qelu
noun. well, spring, source
Derivations
- ᴱ√QEL+U “*well up” ✧ QL/076
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QEL+U > qelu [kʷelū] > [kʷelu] ✧ QL/076
ausi-
prefix. well
Derivations
- ᴱ√AW̯A “*wealth” ✧ QL/033
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√AW̯A > ausi- [awsi-] > [ausi-] ✧ QL/033
mande
adverb. well
Cognates
- G. mai “well”
Derivations
- ᴱ√MANA “*good (moral)” ✧ QL/058
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MANA > mande [mandē] > [mande] ✧ QL/058
tampo
noun. well
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s given as ᴱQ. tampo “a well”, derived from the root ᴱ√TṂPṂ “build”; Tolkien considered transferring the word to ᴱ√TAPA “✱stretch” (QL/93). This word also appeared in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/93).
Neo-Quenya: I think ᴺQ. tampo “well” might be salvaged in Neo-Quenya as a derivative of √TAM “construct”; it is used this way in Helge Fauskanger’s NQNT (NQNT).
Derivations
- ᴱ√TṂPṂ “build” ✧ QL/093
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√TṂPṂ > tampo [tṇ̄pō] > [tṇ̄po] > [tampo] ✧ QL/093
vande
adverb. well
Derivations
- ᴱ√VANA “*beauty” ✧ QL/099
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√VANA > vande [βandē] > [βande] > [vande] ✧ QL/099 Variations
- vande ✧ QL/099
A noun appearing as ᴱQ. qelu “well, spring, source” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the root ᴱ√QEL+U, a variant of ᴱ√KELU (QL/76). It also appeared with the gloss “well, spring” in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/76).
Neo-Quenya: Related words ᴱQ. qelume “source, origin” and ᴱQ. qeluva “original” indicate this word could be used for the “source” of things beyond just water. As such, I think this word might be salvaged in Neo-Quenya as ᴺQ. celu “source, origin”, from the later root √KELU. The form quel- can’t be retained, as this means “fade” in Tolkien’s later writings, and the abstract form celumë can’t be used, as this means “flowing”.