lye

thou/thee, you

lye pron. "thou/thee, you", 2nd person sg. formal/polite (corresponding to familiar/intimate tye, q.v.) (VT49:36) It seems the original stem-form was le (VT49:50), distinct from de as a plural "you", but when initial d became l and the forms threatened to fall together, le was apparently altered to lye by analogy with the ending -lyë and the emphatic pronoun elyë. Stressed lyé (VT49:51). For lye as object, cf. nai Eru lye mánata "God bless you" (VT49:39). Allative lyenna "to you, upon you" (VT49:40-41). Compare the reflexive pronoun imlë "yourself, thyself", q.v. (it did not have to be *imlyë, for the corresponding pl. pronoun indë "yourselves" is distinct anyhow).

lye

pronoun. you (polite)

Changes

• le → lyé ✧ VT49/51

Cognates

• S. le “thee, you (polite)” ✧ PE17/026

Derivations

• ✶le “you (sg.)” ✧ PE19/080; VT49/50

Element in

• Q. i Héru aselyë “the Lord is with thee” ✧ VT43/30
• Q. imlë “yourself (polite)”
• ᴺQ. lyenya “yours (polite)”
• Q. nai elen siluva lyenna “*may a star shine upon you” ✧ VT49/41
• Q. nai lye hiruva airëa Amanar “may thee find a blessed Amanar [Yule]” ✧ Minor-Doc/1963-12-18

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶le > lye	[lje]	✧ PE19/080
✶le/de > lyé	[lje]	✧ VT49/50

Variations

• le ✧ PE17/026 (le); PE17/074 (le); VT43/30 (le); VT49/56 (le)
• lyé ✧ VT49/51

-l

suffix. you (polite)

-l(yë)

suffix. you (polite)

Derivations

• ✶de “you (pl.)” ✧ VT49/50

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶le/de > -lye	[-lje]	✧ VT49/50

Variations

• -lye ✧ PE17/057; PE17/075; VT49/16; VT49/48; VT49/51
• -l ✧ PE17/075; VT49/16; VT49/48; VT49/51
• -l(ye) ✧ PE17/190
• lye ✧ PE22/161