delch

adjective. dense

adj. dense. Tolkien seems to consider that it is not a suitable Sindarin form.

delch

adjective. dense

Derivations

• ✶delkā “dense” ✧ PE17/017
  • √DEL “thick, dense” ✧ PE17/017

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶delkā > delch	[delkā] > [delka] > [delkʰa] > [delxa] > [delx]	✧ PE17/017

delch

adjective. dense

Cognates

• ᴺQ. nelca “dense”

Derivations

• ᴺ✶. NDEL “thick, dense”