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Early Quenya

yalka

noun. ice

A noun for “ice” in the Qenya Lexicon under the early root ᴱ√ẎALA “ring, sound hollow” (QL/105). Elsewhere in the Qenya Lexicon Tolkien contrasted it with ᴱQ. helke “ice” (QL/39), and in later writings Tolkien retained helke and seems to have abandoned yalka.

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ẎALA “ring, sound hollow” ✧ QL/105

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ẎALA > yalka[ðʲalkā] > [ðʲalka] > [jalka]✧ QL/105
Early Quenya [QL/039; QL/105] Group: Eldamo. Published by

helke

noun. ice

Cognates

  • G. heleg “ice” ✧ LT1A/Helkar

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HELE “*freeze” ✧ LT1A/Helkar; QL/039

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√HELE > helke[xelkē] > [xelke] > [helke]✧ QL/039

Variations

  • helkë ✧ LT1A/Helkar
Early Quenya [LT1A/Helkar; QL/039] Group: Eldamo. Published by