lan

conjunction. while

lan

conjunction. *while

Cognates

• ᴺS. lo “while”

Derivations

• √LAƷ “cross, pass over, go beyond”

Element in

• Q. lan i Valaron arcanwar tauvar “*while the thrones of the Valar endure” ✧ PE22/147; PE22/147

lanna

athwart

lanna prep. "athwart" (PE17:65)

lanna

preposition and adverb. athwart, (to a point) beyond, athwart, (to a point) beyond, *across

Derivations

• ✶lañna “athwart” ✧ PE17/065
  • √LAƷ “cross, pass over, go beyond” ✧ PE17/065
• √LAƷ “cross, pass over, go beyond” ✧ PE17/065

Element in

• Q. lendes lann’ i sír “he came (to a point) beyond the river” ✧ PE17/065

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶laŋna > lanna	[laŋna] > [lanna]	✧ PE17/065
√LAŊ > lanna	[laŋna] > [lanna]	✧ PE17/065

Variations

• lan ✧ PE17/065 (lan)

lanya-

weave

lanya- (2) vb. "weave" (LAN)

lá

athwart, over, across, beyond

lá (2) prep. "athwart, over, across, beyond" (PE17:65), also used in phrases of comparison, e.g. "A ná calima lá B", A is bright beyond (= brighter than) B (VT42:32).

lenu-

stretch

lenu- vb. "stretch" (LT2:341)

were-

weave

were- vb. "weave" (cited as a derivative of the root WER "twine, weave" and maybe a primitive form rather than a Quenya word). (PE17:33)