A word for “wing” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√VASA (QL/100). A similar word ’wasse appeared under the early root ᴱ√GWASA (QL/103). The word vasse “wing” also appeared in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon (GL/22) and again in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/137), but not thereafter.
Early Quenya
ala
noun. wing
Derivations
- ᴱ√ALA “spread‽”
Element in
- Eq. talainen tinwelindon “with wings like stars” ✧ PE16/062; PE16/072
ala
interjection. behold, look
Derivations
- ᴱ√ALA “gaze‽” ✧ QL/029
Element in
- Eq. alayambo “hurrah!” ✧ QL/029
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ALA¹ > ala [alā] > [ala] ✧ QL/029 Variations
- ala ✧ QL/029
ala
preposition. beyond, after; before
Derivations
- ᴱ√ALA “spread‽”
Element in
- Eq. ala fuin oilimaite “after the last night” ✧ MC/221; MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/062; PE16/062; PE16/062; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/072; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/074; PE16/074
- Eq. ala hui oilimaite “*before the last night” ✧ PE16/077; PE16/077; PE16/077
- Eq. aire móre ala tinwi “the old darkness beyond the stars” ✧ MC/214
Variations
- ala ✧ MC/214; MC/221; MC/221; PE16/062; PE16/062; PE16/062; PE16/062; PE16/062; PE16/074; PE16/074; PE16/074; PE16/077; PE16/077; PE16/077
- älä ✧ PE16/072; PE16/072; PE16/072
lá
noun. day
Element in
- Eq. Ambalar “the East” ✧ PE16/075
Variations
- lá ✧ PE16/075
kale
noun. day
Changes
kale→ tantare “day” ✧ PE14/043Derivations
- ᴱ√KALA “shine golden”
áye
interjection. hail
Derivations
- ᴱ√AYA “honour, revere” ✧ QL/034
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√AY̯A > áye [ajē] > [aje] > [aie] > [aije] > [āje] ✧ QL/034
rista-
verb. to plant
Derivations
- ᴱ√RIẎI “scatter‽” ✧ QL/080
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√RIẎI > rista- [riðʲsta-] > [rijsta-] > [rīsta-] > [rista-] ✧ QL/080
vasse
noun. wing
Cognates
- G. bass “wing, pinion” ✧ GL/22
Derivations
Element in
- Eq. vassivaswe “beating or rushing of wings” ✧ QL/100
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√VASA > vasse [βassi] > [βasse] > [vasse] ✧ QL/100 ᴱ√GWASA > ’wasse [gʷassi] > [gʷasse] > [wasse] ✧ QL/103 Variations
- ’wasse ✧ QL/103
wasse
noun. wing
A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “plant” under the early root ᴱ√RIẎI “scatter” (QL/80).