Quenya 

nútë

bond, knot

nútë noun "bond, knot" (NUT)

vérë

bond, troth, compact, oath

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

naxa

noun. bond

bond, fetter

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

vanda

oath, pledge, solemn promise

vanda (1) noun "oath, pledge, solemn promise" (CO)

vanda

noun. oath, pledge, solemn promise

Element in

Variations

  • Vanda ✧ UT/305; UT/317
Quenya [UT/305; UT/317] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Sindarin 

gwaedh

oath

1) gwaedh (i **waedh) (bond, troth, compact), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh). 2) gwest (i **west, in gwist)

gwaedh

oath

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

gwest

oath

(i ’west, in gwist)

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”.

Noldorin 

gwest

noun. oath

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

gwest

noun. oath

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vesta “contract” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶wedtā “contract” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Element in

  • N. gowest “contract, compact, treaty” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶wed-tā > gwest[wedtā] > [westā] > [westa] > [gwesta] > [gwest]✧ Ety/WED

gwaedh

noun. bond, troth, compact, oath

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

gwaedh

noun. bond, troth, compact, oath

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vére “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivations

  • On. waide “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ✶wǣdē “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. waide > gwaeð[waide] > [gwaide] > [gwaiðe] > [gwaið] > [gwaeð]✧ Ety/WED

Variations

  • gwaeð ✧ Ety/WED; PE22/032
Noldorin [Ety/WED; PE22/032] Group: Eldamo. 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 

vestale

noun. oath

Changes

  • vestalevestale “oath” ✧ Ety/WED

Variations

  • vestale ✧ Ety/WED (vestale)

vére

noun. bond, troth, compact, oath

Cognates

  • On. waide “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED
  • N. gwaedh “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶wǣdē “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶wǣdē > vēre[wǣdē] > [wǣðē] > [wēðē] > [wērē] > [wēre] > [vēre]✧ Ety/WED

Variations

  • vēre ✧ Ety/WED

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 

waide

noun. bond, troth, compact, oath

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vére “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶wǣdē “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED
    • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivatives

  • N. gwaedh “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶wǣdē > waide[wǣdē] > [wǣde] > [waide]✧ Ety/WED
Old Noldorin [Ety/WED] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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

wǣdē

noun. bond, troth, compact, oath

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. vére “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED
  • On. waide “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED
    • N. gwaedh “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/WED] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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