alf

noun. swan

alf

noun. swan

Cognates

• ᴹQ. alqa “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK

Derivations

• On. alpha “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
  • ᴹ✶alkwā “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
  • ᴹ√(A)LAK “swift, rushing” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK; PE18/050

Element in

• N. Alfobas “*Swan-harbourage”
• N. Alflon “*Swan-haven”
• N. Hobas in Elf “*Harbourage of the Swans” ✧ Ety/KHOP

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. alpha > alf	[alɸa] > [alfa] > [alf]	✧ Ety/ÁLAK
On. alpha > Elf	[alɸi] > [alfi] > [elfi] > [elf]	✧ Ety/ÁLAK

lhoth

noun. flower, inflorescence, a head of small flowers

The noun is collective, a single flower being lotheg

lhothod

noun. (single) flower

lothod

noun. (single) flower

nifredil

noun. a pale winter flower, snowdrop