A word for “air” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142), probably based on the early root ᴱ√ILU “ether”. Later ᴹQ. Ilma was used for “Starlight” (Ety/GIL; LR/205).
Early Quenya
wilda
adjective. winged
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWILI “*fly” ✧ QL/104
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√GWILI > ’wilda [gʷildā] > [gʷilda] > [wilda] ✧ QL/104 Variations
- ’wilda ✧ QL/104
ilma
noun. air
Elements
Word Gloss ILU “ether, the slender airs among the stars”
rámaite
adjective. winged
valkane
adjective. vague
Element in
- Eq. valkane wilwarindon “vague as a butterfly” ✧ MC/213
Variations
- valkane ✧ MC/213
- valka ✧ PE16/081
An adjective for “winged” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√GWILI whose derivatives had to do with birds and flight (QL/104).