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Early Quenya

er-

verb. to remain

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ERE “remain alone” ✧ LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ERE > erin[er-]✧ LT1A/Tol Eressëa
Early Quenya [LT1A/Tol Eressëa; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

er

adverb/adjective. one, only, alone, a single

Changes

  • erer “one” ✧ QL/036

Cognates

  • G. er “one” ✧ GL/32

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ERE “remain alone” ✧ QL/036

Element in

  • Eq. ellume “*one time” ✧ PE14/049
  • Eq. eru “once” ✧ PE14/049
  • Eq. Elmavoite “One-handed”
  • Eq. eresse “alone, by oneself, singly, only; once” ✧ PE14/047; PE14/079
  • Eq. eressea “lonely” ✧ PE14/047
  • Eq. erya “only, single” ✧ PE14/082

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ERE > er[er]✧ QL/036

Variations

  • el- ✧ GL/32
  • er- ✧ GL/32
  • er ✧ PE14/047; PE14/049; PE14/079; PE14/082; QL/036 (er)
  • ere ✧ QL/036 (ere)
Early Quenya [GL/32; PE14/047; PE14/049; PE14/079; PE14/082; QL/036] Group: Eldamo. Published by

har-

verb. to remain

Cognates

  • G. hadha- “to cling, cleave to; to wait on, wait for, abide with patience”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HAÐA “cleave, remain” ✧ QL/039

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√HAŘA > harin[xað-] > [hað-] > [haz-] > [har-]✧ QL/039
Early Quenya [QL/039] Group: Eldamo. Published by

avesta

noun. summer

Cognates

  • En. awest “summer” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶awestá ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶awestá > avesta[awéstā] > [awésta] > [auésta] > [awésta] > [avésta]✧ PE13/137
ᴱ✶awestá > avesta[awéstā] > [awésta] > [auésta] > [awésta] > [avésta]✧ PE13/160

Variations

  • avesta ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160
Early Quenya [PE13/137; PE13/160] Group: Eldamo. Published by

saiwali

noun. summer

Early Quenya [PME/081; QL/081] Group: Eldamo. Published by

el

adverb/adjective. one

mir

cardinal. one

Cognates

  • G. min “one, single” ✧ LT1A/Minethlos

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ “*one” ✧ LT1A/Minethlos; QL/061

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MĪ¹ > mir[mir]✧ QL/061
Early Quenya [LT1A/Minethlos; PME/061; QL/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by