Deduced from Arassuil, conceivably aran+suil. For the meaning, see suilad
Quenya
vanda
oath, pledge, solemn promise
suilië
noun. greeting
Elements
Word Gloss suila- “to greet”
Sindarin
suil
noun. greeting
suilad
gerund noun. greeting
suilad
noun. greeting
@@@ Ellanto and Luinyelle suggested this might be an ordinary noun rather than a gerund in a 2023 Discord conversation: discord.com
Element in
- S. a Pherhael ar am Meril suilad uin aran o Minas Tirith nelchaenen ned Echuir “to Samwise and Rose the King’s greeting from Minas Tirith, the thirty-first day of Stirring” ✧ SD/129; SD/129
- S. suilanna- “to greet, *give greeting”
Elements
Word Gloss suila- “to greet” -ed “gerund”
suilannad
gerund noun. greeting, giving of greetings
gwest
oath
(i ’west, in gwist)
gwaedh
oath
1) gwaedh (i **waedh) (bond, troth, compact), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh). 2) gwest (i **west, in gwist)
gwaedh
oath
(i ’waedh) (bond, troth, compact), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh).
suilad
greeting
suilad (i huilad, o suilad), pl. suilaid (i suilaid)
suilad
greeting
(i huilad, o suilad), pl. suilaid (i suilaid)
nethias
noun. entertainment
Elements
Word Gloss nethia- “to entertain, (orig.) to make welcome”
Noldorin
gwest
noun. oath
gwest
noun. oath
Cognates
- ᴹQ.
vesta“contract” ✧ Ety/WEDDerivations
Element in
- N. gowest “contract, compact, treaty” ✧ Ety/WED
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶wed-tā > gwest [wedtā] > [westā] > [westa] > [gwesta] > [gwest] ✧ Ety/WED
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Qenya
vestale
noun. oath
Changes
vestale→ vestale “oath” ✧ Ety/WEDVariations
vestale✧ Ety/WED (vestale)
Gnomish
gwest
noun. greeting, welcome, salute
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWESE “greet, welcome” ✧ GL/46
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√gwes- > gwest [gwest] ✧ GL/46 Variations
- gwest ✧ GL/47
gwest
noun. entertainment
gwîs
noun. entertainment
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWESE “greet, welcome” ✧ GL/46
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√gwes- > gwîs [gʷēs] > [gʷīs] ✧ GL/46 Variations
- gwest ✧ GL/47
Early Noldorin
gwes(t)
adjective. rich
awes
adjective. rich
Changes
aurin→ awes “wealthy” ✧ PE13/137Derivations
- ᴱ√AW̯A “*wealth”
Variations
- aurin ✧ PE13/137 (
aurin)- ’wessa ✧ PE13/137
- gwes ✧ PE13/137
- gwest ✧ PE13/137
hiw
adjective. rich
A word Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s glossed “rich”, derived from ᴱ✶pingwé (PE13/147). The editors suggest it was likely related to ᴱQ. pingwa “fat, rich (of soil)” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/74).
Derivations
Early Quenya
aute
adjective. rich
Cognates
- G. ausin “rich; fortune” ✧ LT2A/Ausir
Derivations
- ᴱ√AW̯A “*wealth” ✧ LT2A/Ausir; QL/033
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√AW̯A > aute [awti] > [awte] > [aute] ✧ QL/033 ᴱ√AW̯A > ausi [awti-] > [auti-] > [autsi-] > [ausi-] ✧ QL/033 Variations
- autë ✧ LT2A/Ausir
- aute ✧ QL/033
malke
adjective. rich
Changes
malka→ malke ✧ QL/062Cognates
- G. malc “rich, powerful”
Derivations
- ᴱ√MḶKḶ “possess” ✧ QL/062
Element in
- Eq. malkasta “lordship, province” ✧ QL/062
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MḶKḶ > malke [mḹki] > [mḹke] > [malke] ✧ QL/062 Variations
- malka ✧ QL/062 (
malka)
vanda (1) noun "oath, pledge, solemn promise" (CO)