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Early Quenya

tunda-

verb. to kindle

A verb in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “kindle” with variants tunda- and turu- (the latter marked † as archaic), appearing under the early root ᴱ√TUŘU [TUÐU] of the same meaning (QL/96).

Cognates

  • G. tusta- “to inflame, kindle, set light to, burn (tr.)”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TUÐU “kindle” ✧ LT1A/Turuhalmë; QL/096

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√TUŘU > tunda-[tunða-] > [tunda-]✧ QL/096

Variations

  • turu- ✧ LT1A/Turuhalmë; QL/096 (turu-)
Early Quenya [LT1A/Turuhalmë; QL/096] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turu-

verb. to kindle