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werelin
noun. whirligig
Cognates
- G. gwerb(e)lin “top, whirligig, *(lit.) wind-unwind”
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWERE “whirl, twirl, twist” ✧ QL/103
Element in
- Eq. werelinda “twirling, pirouetting” ✧ QL/103
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√GWERE > ’werelin [gʷererind] > [wererind] > [wererin] > [werelin] ✧ QL/103 Variations
- ’werelin ✧ QL/103
wendelin
feminine name. Wendelin
Qenya name for the mother of Tinúviel (later S. Melian) in the earliest Lost Tales (LT1/115), an elaboration of wen(di) “maid”, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Wendelin).
Conceptual Development: This name initially appeared in the alternate form Tindriel of unclear meaning (LT1/106, 131).
Changes
- Wendelin → Melian ✧ LT1I/Wendelin
- Wendelin → Gwendeling ✧ LT2/244
- Wendelin → Gwendeling ✧ LT2I/Gwendeling
- Wendelin → Melian ✧ LT2I/Wendelin
- Wendelin → Melian ✧ SMI/Wendelin
Cognates
- G. Gwedheling ✧ GL/45; LT1A/Wendelin; LT2/050; LT2/048
Variations
- Werelin ✧ GL/45
A noun in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “whirligig”, a combination of the early roots ᴱ√GWERE “whirl” and ᴱ√RINI “✱circle”, where the l is the result of dissimilation (QL/103).