Early Quenya
qindl
noun. a spindle, top
Cognates
- G. cwiril “spindle”
Derivations
- ᴱ√QIÐI “*stir, spin” ✧ QL/077
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QIŘI > qindl [kʷinðǝl] > [kʷinðl] > [kʷinðḷ] > [kʷinðḷ] > [kʷindḷ] ✧ QL/077
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A noun appearing as ᴱQ. qindl “a spindle, top” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√QIŘI [QIÐI] “✱spin” (QL/77).
Neo-Quenya: Since I update this early root to ᴺ√KWIR for purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I would also update “spindle” to ᴺQ. quiril. I would extend its meaning to cover spinning toys like tops and whirligigs.