Early Quenya
hilk-
verb. to freeze
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴱ√HELE “*freeze” ✧ LT1A/Helkar; QL/039
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√HḶKḶ > hilkin [xḷk-] > [xilk-] > [hilk-] ✧ QL/039
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A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as ᴱQ. hilkin “it freezes” based on the early root ᴱ√HḶKḶ, a variant of ᴱ√HELE (QL/39).
Neo-Quenya: Since there is no sign of ᴱ√HḶKḶ in Tolkien’s later writings, I think it is best is adapt this verb as ᴺQ. hel- “freeze” based directly on the later root √KHEL of ice words. Since the root is ice-related, I’d limit the meaning of this verb to the freezing of water and similar substances. For freezing weather, I’d use Q. nicu-.