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Qenya 

laurelin

proper name. Song of Gold

Cognates

  • N. Glewellin “Song of Gold” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR; LR/210
  • N. Glingal “Hanging Flame” ✧ EtyAC/LING

Elements

WordGloss
laure“gold”
linde“air, tune”
Qenya [Ety/GLAW(-R); Ety/GLIN; Ety/LÁWAR; Ety/LIN²; EtyAC/LING; LR/210; LRI/Laurelin; RSI/Laurelin; SMI/Laurelin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laure

noun. gold

Cognates

  • N. glaur “gold” ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R); Ety/LÁWAR
  • Ilk. laur “gold” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
  • Dan. laur “gold” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√(G)LAWAR “*gold” ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R)
  • ᴹ✶laurē “light of the golden tree Laurelin” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
    • ᴹ√(G)LAWAR “*gold” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Laurelin “Song of Gold” ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R) (Laurelin); Ety/LÁWAR
  • ᴹQ. Makalaure “Gold-cleaver”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLAW(-R) > laure[glaurē] > [ɣlaurē] > [laurē] > [laure]✧ Ety/GLAW(-R)
ᴹ✶laurē > laure[laurē] > [laure]✧ Ety/LÁWAR
Qenya [Ety/GLAW(-R); Ety/LÁWAR; PE19/037; PE22/019; PE22/046] Group: Eldamo. Published by