Early Quenya
qiri-
verb. to murmur
Cognates
- G. cwira- “to rustle”
Derivations
- ᴱ√QISI “*whisper” ✧ QL/077
Element in
- Eq. qirqirinde “murmuring” ✧ QL/078
- Eq. qisqiri- “to rustle, murmur” ✧ QL/078
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QIRI > qiri- [kʷiri-] ✧ QL/077 Variations
- qiri- ✧ QL/078
qiri-
verb. to stir (make spin)
Cognates
- G. cwir- “to stir, stir round, make spin”
Derivations
- ᴱ√QIÐI “*stir, spin” ✧ QL/077
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√QIŘI > qiri- [kʷiði-] > [kʷizi-] > [kʷiri-] ✧ QL/077 Variations
- qiri- ✧ QL/077
- qirna- ✧ QL/077
qirna-
verb. to stir (make spin)
A verb appearing as ᴱQ. qiri- or qirna- in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “stir (make spin)” under the early root ᴱ√QIŘI [QIÐI] (QL/77).
Neo-Quenya: A similar root √KWER “revolve” appeared in Tolkien’s later writings (PE17/65), so I think a Neo-Root ᴺ√KWIR “stir, spin” might be used as a variant of that root. I would use ᴺQ. quir- “to stir, make spin” as its Quenya verb form.