Quenya 

falasta-

to foam

falasta- vb. "to foam", participle falastala "foaming, surging" in Markirya

falasta-

verb. to foam, surge, to foam, surge, [ᴱQ.] make a sound like surf

A verb meaning “to foam, surge” (for example, of the sea), used in all versions of the Markirya, both the version from the 1960s and the original from 1931 (and many of its preceding drafts). In the poem, it appeared as an active participle falastala “surging” (MC/222), but in the commentary after the poem it was glossed “foam” (MC/223). In one of the commentaries to the early versions of the poem from around 1930, Tolkien glossed this verb as “make sound as surf” (PE16/75). This verb is probably a derivative of the root √PHAL, perhaps from ✱phalas-tā.

Derivations

  • √PHAL “foam, splash”

Element in

Quenya [MC/222; MC/223] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

faltha

foam

(i faltha, i falthar)

falf

foam

(breaker), pl. felf, coll. pl. falvath

gwing

foam

(i ’wing) (spindrift, spume, spray blown off wave-tops), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwing)

ross

foam

(construct ros) (rain, dew, spray [of fall or fountain]), pl. ryss (idh ryss) (Letters:282). Note: homophones mean ”reddish, russet, copper-coloured, red-haired” and also ”polished metal, glitter”

Noldorin 

faltha-

verb. to foam

A verb for “to foam” in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing in its infinitive form faltho and derived from ON. phalsa-, where the ancient ls became lth (Ety/PHAL).

Derivations

  • On. phalsa- “to foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
    • ᴹ√PHAL “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. phalsóbe > faltho[ɸalsa-] > [falsa-] > [falθa-]✧ Ety/PHAL
Noldorin [Ety/PHAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

falle

noun. foam

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “foam” derived from the root ᴹ√PHAL of the same meaning (Ety/PHAL).

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHAL “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PHAL/PHÁLAS > falle[pʰalle] > [ɸalle] > [falle]✧ Ety/PHAL

Old Noldorin 

phalsa-

verb. to foam

Derivations

  • ᴹ√PHAL “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL

Derivatives

  • N. faltha- “to foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√PHAL/PHÁLAS > phalsóbe[pʰalsa-] > [ɸalsa-]✧ Ety/PHAL
Old Noldorin [Ety/PHAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

phal

root. foam

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. falasse “beach” ✧ Ety/PHAL
  • ᴹQ. falle “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
  • ᴹQ. falma “(crested) wave” ✧ Ety/PHAL
  • ᴹQ. falmar(in) “sea-spirit, nymph, sea-spirit, nymph, [ᴱQ.] sea-fay (male), spirit of the sea foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
  • N. falas “beach, shore” ✧ Ety/PHAL
  • N. falf “foam, breaker, foam, breaker, [G.] wave” ✧ Ety/PHAL
  • On. phalsa- “to foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
    • N. faltha- “to foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Falanyel “*Beach Singer” ✧ Ety/PHAL
  • N. Men Falros “*Place of Splashing Foam”
  • ᴹT. Fallinel “Teleri” ✧ Ety/NYEL; Ety/PHAL

Variations

  • PHAL/PHÁLAS ✧ Ety/PHAL; Ety/SPAL
  • PHAL/PHALAS ✧ EtyAC/SPAL
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/NYEL; Ety/PHAL; Ety/SPAL; EtyAC/SPAL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

osp(a)

noun. foam

A noun “foam” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with variants osp and ospa (GL/63), probably derived from the root ᴱ√Palas (QL/72).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√PALAS “*foam, splash”

Element in

  • G. ospa- “to seethe, foam, spout” ✧ GL/63
  • G. ospoth “froth” ✧ GL/63

Variations

  • osp ✧ GL/63
  • ospa ✧ GL/63

Early Quenya

falasta-

verb. to surge, make a sound like surf

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FALA “*foam, wave”

Element in

Early Quenya [MC/213; MC/220; PE16/057; PE16/058; PE16/060; PE16/062; PE16/072; PE16/074; PE16/075; PE16/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by

falmo

noun. foam

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FALA “*foam, wave” ✧ LT1A/Falman; QL/037

Element in

  • Eq. falmarin “sea-fay (male), spirit of the sea foam” ✧ LT1A/Falman

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√FALA > falmo[ɸalmō] > [ɸalmo] > [falmo]✧ QL/037

Variations

  • falma ✧ LT1A/Falman
Early Quenya [LT1A/Falman; QL/037] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hoiye

noun. foam

A noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/136). Its etymology is unclear.

Early Quenya [PE16/136] Group: Eldamo. Published by

uilosse

noun. foam

A (rejected) noun in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “foam” (PE16/139). Its etymology is unclear.

Early Quenya [PE16/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by