Quenya 

naxa

noun. bond

bond, fetter

Quenya [PE 19:101] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

naxa

noun. bond, fetter

Cognates

  • S. nadha “fetter” ✧ PE19/101

Derivations

  • ✶nazgā “bond, fetter” ✧ PE19/101
    • √NASAG “*bond, fetter” ✧ PE19/101

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
✶nazg- > naxa[nazga] > [naska] > [naksa]✧ PE19/101

Variations

  • naxa ✧ PE19/101

nútë

bond, knot

nútë noun "bond, knot" (NUT)

vérë

bond, troth, compact, oath

vérë (1) noun "bond, troth, compact, oath" (WED)

Sindarin 

gwaedh

bond

1) (a ”bond” of loyalty) gwaedh (i **waedh) (troth, compact, oath), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh**), 2) _(apparently referring to physical ”bonds”, cf.

gwaedh

bond

(i ’waedh)  (troth, compact, oath), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh)

gwêdh

chain

(i ’wêdh, construct gwedh), pl. gwîdh (in gwîdh), 3) (ditto) nûd (construct nud, pl. nuid). 4) (the ”bond” of friendship) gwend (i ’wend, construct gwen) (friendship), pl. gwind (in gwind), coll. pl. gwennath. Note: a homophone means ”maiden”.

Primitive elvish

nazgā

noun. bond, fetter

Derivations

  • √NASAG “*bond, fetter” ✧ PE19/101

Derivatives

  • Bs. nazg “ring” ✧ PE19/101
  • Q. naxa “bond, fetter” ✧ PE19/101
  • S. nadha “fetter” ✧ PE19/101

Variations

  • nazg- ✧ PE19/101
Primitive elvish [PE19/101] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

gwaedh

noun. bond, troth, compact, oath

Noldorin [Ety/397] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwedh

noun. bond

Noldorin [Ety/397] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwedh

noun. bond

Derivations

  • On. weda “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ✶wedā “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Element in

  • N. angwedh “chain, fetter, (lit.) iron-bond” ✧ Ety/WED; PE22/032
  • S. danwedh “ransom”
  • ᴺS. gwedhen “oath-bound, allied”
  • ᴺS. gwedhron “ally, one bound by oath”
  • ᴺS. mawedh “glove”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. weda > gweð[weda] > [gweda] > [gweða] > [gweð]✧ Ety/WED

Variations

  • gweð ✧ Ety/WED
Noldorin [Ety/WED; PE22/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nûd

noun. bond

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. núte “bond, knot” ✧ Ety/NUT

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NUT “tie, bind” ✧ Ety/NUT

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NUT > nûd[nūte] > [nūt] > [nūd]✧ Ety/NUT

gwend

noun. bond, friendship

Noldorin [Ety/397-398, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

aman

noun. bond

Qenya [PE21/33; PE21/34] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Doriathrin

gwedh

noun. bond

A noun meaning “bond” derived from primitive ᴹ✶wedā (Ety/WED). Here the [[ilk|initial [w] became [gw]]], and the [[ilk|[d] spirantalized to [ð]]].

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶wedā “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶wedā > gweð[wedā] > [weda] > [gweda] > [gweða] > [gweð]✧ Ety/WED

Variations

  • gweð ✧ Ety/WED
Doriathrin [Ety/WED] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

weda

noun. bond

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶wedā “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivatives

  • N. gwedh “bond” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶wedā > weda[wedā] > [weda]✧ Ety/WED
Old Noldorin [Ety/WED] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

wedā

noun. bond

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivatives

  • Ilk. gwedh “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
  • On. weda “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
    • N. gwedh “bond” ✧ Ety/WED

Element in

Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/WED] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

hetl

noun. bond

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HEPE “bind, encircle‽” ✧ QL/040

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√HEPE > hetl[xeplǝ] > [xepl] > [xepḷ] > [xepḷ] > [hepḷ] > [hetḷ]✧ QL/040
Early Quenya [QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by