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Early Quenya

rakte

noun. pile, heap

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a pile, heap” as a derivative of the early root ᴱ√RAKA “pile up” (QL/78).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RAKA “pile up; *break” ✧ QL/078

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√RAKA > rakte[raktē] > [rakte]✧ QL/078
Early Quenya [QL/078; QL/085] Group: Eldamo. Published by

kumpo

noun. pile

A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “pile” appearing as a derivative of the root ᴱ√KUMU “heap up”, but Tolkien considered transferring it to ᴱ√KUPU “hump” (QL/49).

Cognates

  • G. cûm “mound (especially grave), burial mound”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KUMU “heap up” ✧ QL/049
  • ᴱ√KUPU “hump” ✧ QL/049

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KUMU > kumpo[kumpō] > [kumpo]✧ QL/049
ᴱ√KUPU > kumpo[kumpō] > [kumpo]✧ QL/049
Early Quenya [QL/049] Group: Eldamo. Published by