qen

noun. Elf

Derivations

• ᴹ✶kwenedē “Elf” ✧ PE21/25; PE21/25
  • ᴹ√KWEN(ED) “Elf” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶qend(ǝ)mēn > qenwen	[kwendemēn] > [kwendmēn] > [kwenmēn] > [kwenwēn] > [kwenwen]	✧ PE21/25

Variations

• qen ✧ PE21/19; PE21/25

qende

noun. Elf

Cognates

• N. penedh “Elf” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)
• Dan. cwenda “Elf” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)
• N. penn “Elf”

Derivations

• ᴹ✶kwenedē “Elf” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED); PE21/69
  • ᴹ√KWEN(ED) “Elf” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)

Element in

• ᴹQ. Kalaqendi “*Light Elves”
• ᴹQ. Kuluqendi “Golden-elves”
• ᴹQ. Laiqendi “Green-elves”
• ᴹQ. Moriqendi “Dark-elves”
• ᴹQ. Ninqendi “White-elves”
• ᴹQ. Nurqendi “Deep-elves”
• ᴹQ. Qendelie “Elf-race” ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)
• ᴹQ. Qenderin “Quendian”
• ᴹQ. Tarqendi “High-elves”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶kwenedē > qende	[kwenedē] > [kwendē] > [kwende]	✧ Ety/KWEN(ED)
ᴹ✶kwĕndĕ > qende	[kwende]	✧ PE21/69

Variations

• qende ✧ Ety/KWEN(ED); PE21/69

elda

noun. Elf

Changes

• Elda → Elda “‘departed’ Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED

Cognates

• N. Eledh “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED; Ety/ELED
• Ilk. Eld “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED
• Dan. Edel “Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED; Ety/ELED
• Ilk. Egla “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED
• Ad. Nimir “Elf, (lit.) Shining One” ✧ SDI2/Nimrî

Derivations

• ᴹ√LED “go, fare, travel” ✧ Ety/ELED
• ᴹ√ELED “Star-Folk, Elves” ✧ Ety/ELED
• ᴹ✶edēlā “firstborn, eldest” ✧ EtyAC/EDE
  • ᴹ√EDE(L) “precede, come forward, hence” ✧ EtyAC/EDE
• ᴹ✶eledā “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ SD/401; SDI2/Eledâi
  • ᴹ√ELED “Star-Folk, Elves”

Element in

• ᴹQ. andalúme Eldar oianer Valinoresse, masse oiar sí “for a long while the Elves lived in Valinor, where are they/do they live now?” ✧ PE22/125
• ᴹQ. Eldakar “Elfhelm”
• ᴹQ. Eldahar
• ᴹQ. Eldakan “Elf-bold”
• ᴹQ. Eldalie “People of the Elves, Elf-folk” ✧ Ety/ELED
• ᴹQ. Eldamar “Elvenhome” ✧ Ety/ELED
• ᴹQ. Eldanor “Elfland”
• ᴹQ. Eldanyáre “History of the Elves”
• ᴹQ. Eldar alphírimar “Elves are Immortals” ✧ PE22/124
• ᴹQ. Eldar Alphírimor “Elves are Immortals” ✧ PE22/124
• ᴹQ. Eldar ando kakainen loralyar Koivienenissen “the Elves were long lying asleep at Koivienéni” ✧ VT27/07
• ᴹQ. Eldarin “of the Elves, Elvish” ✧ Ety/ELED
• ᴹQ. Eldavel “Elfwold”
• ᴹQ. Eldamir “Elfstone”
• ᴹQ. en kárielto eldain Isil, hildin Úr-anar; toi írimar “for Elves they made the Moon, but for Men the red Sun; which are beautiful” ✧ LR/072; LR/072
• ᴹQ. Ilu Ilúvatar en káre eldain a fírimoin “the Father made the World for Elves and Mortals” ✧ LR/072
• ᴹQ. intin Eldalin “they (are or were) (some) Elves” ✧ PE22/124
• ᴹQ. Laiqeldar “Green-elves”
• ᴹQ. Esselda “*First-elf”
• ᴹQ. Moreldar “Dark-elves”
• ᴹQ. Naneldar “Danian Elves”
• ᴹQ. Pereldar “Half-eldar”
• ᴹQ. Veaneldar “Sea-elves”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ELED > Elda	[eleda] > [elda]	✧ Ety/ELED
ᴹ√ÉLED > Elda	[eleda] > [elda]	✧ Ety/ELED
ᴹ✶edela > eleda	[edela] > [eleda]	✧ EtyAC/EDE

Variations

• eleda ✧ EtyAC/EDE (eleda)