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Early Quenya

vard-

verb. to rule, govern

Cognates

  • G. brindi “(Queen) Princess” ✧ GL/24
  • G. bardha- “to rule, reign”

Derivations

Element in

  • Eq. vardar “king” ✧ LT1A/Varda; QL/102
  • Eq. vardo “prince” ✧ LT1A/Varda

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VṚDṚ > vard-[βṛð-] > [vṛð-] > [varð-] > [vard-]✧ QL/102
Early Quenya [GL/24; LT1A/Varda; QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

warda-

verb. to rule

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√GWṚÐR > ’wardin[gʷṝða-] > [wṝða-] > [warða-] > [warda-]✧ QL/104
Early Quenya [QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

heru-

verb. to rule

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HERE “rule, have power” ✧ LT1A/Valahíru; QL/040

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√HERE > heru-[xeru-] > [heru-]✧ LT1A/Valahíru
Early Quenya [LT1A/Valahíru; QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by