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Old Noldorin 

khalla

adjective. noble, exalted

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶khalnā “noble, exalted” ✧ Ety/KHAL²
    • ᴹ√KHAL “uplift, erect, lift from ground, (make) stand up” ✧ Ety/KHAL²

Derivatives

  • N. hall “exalted, high” ✧ Ety/KHAL²

Element in

  • On. orkhalla “superior” ✧ Ety/KHAL²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶khalnā́ > khalla[kʰalnā] > [kʰallā] > [kʰalla] > [xalla]✧ Ety/KHAL²
Old Noldorin [Ety/KHAL²] Group: Eldamo. Published by