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Early Quenya

vaine

noun. sheath, pod

@@@ origin of “stem-form” unclear; it may instead be a variant

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAẎA “enfold, wind about” ✧ LT1A/Vai; QL/100

Element in

  • Eq. orivaine “pod, seed pod, pea; peapod (a boat)” ✧ QL/070
  • Eq. vainole “quiver” ✧ QL/100

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VAẎA > vaine[βaðʲnē] > [βaðʲne] > [vaðʲne] > [vajne] > [vaine]✧ QL/100

Variations

  • vainë ✧ LT1A/Vai
Early Quenya [LT1A/Vai; QL/070; QL/100] Group: Eldamo. Published by