A noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/136). Its etymology is unclear.
Early Quenya
winge
noun. (blowing) foam, spindrift, froth, scud, spray; wave
Cognates
- G. gwing “wave-crest, crest, foam” ✧ LT1A/Wingilot
Derivations
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√GWIŊI > ’winge [gʷiŋge] > [wiŋge] ✧ QL/104 ᴱ√GWIŊI > ’wingi- [gʷiŋgi] > [gʷiŋge] > [wiŋge] ✧ QL/104 Variations
- wingë ✧ LT1A/Wingilot
- ’winge ✧ QL/104
solme
noun. wave
Derivations
- ᴱ√ÞOLO “*surf” ✧ LT1A/Solosimpi; QL/085
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SOLO > solme [solmē] > [solme] ✧ QL/085 Variations
- solmë ✧ LT1A/Solosimpi
hoiye
noun. foam
uilosse
noun. foam
A (rejected) noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/139). Its etymology is unclear.
falmo
noun. foam
Derivations
- ᴱ√FALA “*foam, wave” ✧ LT1A/Falman; QL/037
Element in
- Eq. falmarin “sea-fay (male), spirit of the sea foam” ✧ LT1A/Falman
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√FALA > falmo [ɸalmō] > [ɸalmo] > [falmo] ✧ QL/037 Variations
- falma ✧ LT1A/Falman
A noun for “wave” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the root ᴱ√SOLO (QL/85). It was also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/85).