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Early Quenya

qilya-

verb. to adorn, embellish, colour

A word appearing as ᴱQ. qilya- “adorn, embellish, colour” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√QILI (QL/77).

Neo-Quenya: I would retain ᴺQ. quilya- in the senses “to colour, embellish” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but for “adorn” I would use the later verb netya- (VT47/33). In the “Neologism of the Day” (NotD) series on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server on 2023-04-30, Luinyelle suggested ᴺQ. quilya- might also be used as the verb for “✱to paint”.

Changes

  • qilta- → qilya- ✧ QL/077

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QILI “*colour” ✧ QL/077

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√QILI¹ > qilya-[kʷilja-]✧ QL/077

Variations

  • qilta- ✧ QL/077 (qilta-)
Early Quenya [QL/077] Group: Eldamo. Published by