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telma

conclusion, anything used to finish off a work or affair

telma noun "a conclusion, anything used to finish off a work or affair", often applied to the last item in a structure, such as a coping-stone, or a topmost pinnacle (WJ:411). Notice that the form telmanna in the entry TEL/TELU in the Etymologies is a misreading for talmanna (VT46:18) and therefore not the same word as telma.

telma

noun. conclusion, anything used to finish off a work or affair, conclusion, anything used to finish off a work or affair; [ᴹQ.] ending

Cognates

  • ᴺS. telf “conclusion, ending, anything used to finish off a work or affair”

Derivations

  • TEL “close, end, complete, come to an end” ✧ WJ/411

Element in

  • ᴺQ. telmëa “conclusive, final, end, last; extreme”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
TELE > telma[telma]✧ WJ/411

telmë

hood, covering

telmë noun "hood, covering" (apparently emended from telma, VT46:18); ablative in the phrase telmello talmanna "from hood to base, from crown to foot, top to bottom" (TEL/TELU; the form _telmello t__e_lmanna_ occurring in the Etymologies as printed in LR is a typo, VT46:18)_