tengyl

proper name. Signifer

An Elvish name of “the significant star” mentioned in some late notes by Tolkien (MR/385, note #19), probably derived from the same primitive form as its Quenya cognate Q. Tannacolli. It has a variant form Taengyl, probably a cognate of the Quenya variant form Tainacolli. Its gloss “Signifer” is Latin for “sign-bearer”; hat-tip to Gilruin for point this out to me.

Cognates

• Q. Tannacolli “Signifer” ✧ MR/385

Derivations

• √TAN “indicate, show” ✧ MR/385

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√tana > Taengyl	[tainakollī] > [tainakolli] > [tainakulli] > [tainakylli] > [tainagylli] > [tainagyll] > [taingyll] > [taengyll] > [taengyl]	✧ MR/385
√tana > Tengyl	[tannakollī] > [tannakolli] > [tannakulli] > [tannakylli] > [tennekylli] > [tennegylli] > [tennegyll] > [tenngyll] > [tengyll] > [tengyl]	✧ MR/385

Variations

• Taengyl ✧ MR/385