(bowstring) tang (i dang, o thang), pl. teng (i theng)
Quenya
farma
carpet
serma
noun. string, cord
Derivations
- ᴺ✶. THER “sew, sew; [ᴱ√] twine, tie, bind”
Sindarin
tang
string
tang
string
(i dang, o thang), pl. teng (i theng)
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Middle Primitive Elvish
lath
root. string, thong
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “string, thong”, with derivatives like ᴹQ. latta “strap” and N. lhath “thong of (?leather)”, the last gloss being somewhat unclear (Ety/LATH).
Derivatives
Element in
- N. haglath “sling” ✧ Ety/KHAT
Variations
- LATH/LAT ✧ Ety/LATH
Early Quenya
tendl
noun. string
Derivations
- ᴱ√TEME “tie” ✧ PE12/025
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√TEME > tendl [temḷ] > [tendḷ] ✧ PE12/025
serma
noun. string, cord
Derivations
- ᴱ√ÞERE “twine, tie, bind” ✧ QL/083
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SERE > serma [θermā] > [θerma] > [serma] ✧ QL/083
farma noun ?"carpet" (reading of gloss very uncertain; another gloss occurring in the manuscript cannot be certainly interpreted, though the editors suggest "string" or "stray") (VT46:15)