Early Quenya
tantare
noun. dance
Elements
Word Gloss tanta- “to dance (tr.), dandle, wave” -re “noun suffix”
lalta
noun. dance
lilt
noun. dance
Cognates
- G. lalt “dance”
Derivations
- ᴱ√LḶTḶ “dance” ✧ QL/055
Element in
- Eq. lilta lie noldorinwa “*the dancing gnome-folk” ✧ VT40/08
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LḶTḶ > lilt [lḷtǝ] > [lḷt] > [lilt] ✧ QL/055 Variations
- lalta ✧ PE15/71
- Lilta ✧ VT40/08