vestalë

wedding

vestalë noun "wedding" (BES, VT49:46) (under WED the word was defined as "oath", but this was struck out)

veryanwë

wedding

veryanwë "wedding"; veryanwesto "of your (dual) wedding" (VT49:44, 45)

veryanwë

noun. wedding

A word for “wedding” in notes from 1968, a combination of the root √BER “man/wife” and Q. yanwë “joining” (VT49/44-45).

Conceptual Development: The earliest precursor of this word was ᴱQ. vestale “wedding” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a noun form of vesta- “to wed” under the early root ᴱ√VEŘE [VEÐE] (QL/101). ᴹQ. vestale “wedding” reappeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s, also related to vesta- “to wed”, but under the 1930s root ᴹ√BES (Ety/BES).

Neo-Quenya: For purpose of Neo-Eldarin, I prefer to retain the 1930s form of the root ᴹ√BES in order to keep attested Sindarin/Noldorin forms. However, veryanwe could still be derived form this root, from ✱bes+yanwē, since s > z > r before y. Thus veryanwë “wedding” is compatible with my preferred “marriage” root and I recommend its use. ᴹQ. vestale “wedding” might also remain valid as a variant.

Element in

• Q. nai elen atta siluvat aurenna veryanwesto “*may two stars shine upon the day of your wedding” ✧ VT49/45; VT49/45

Variations

• veryanwe ✧ VT49/45

vanda

oath, pledge, solemn promise

vanda (1) noun "oath, pledge, solemn promise" (CO)

best

wiF1 noun. marriage, matrimony, wedding

gwest

oath

(i ’west, in gwist)

gwaedh

oath

1) gwaedh (i **waedh) (bond, troth, compact), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh). 2) gwest (i **west, in gwist)

gwaedh

oath

(i ’waedh) (bond, troth, compact), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwaedh).

gwest

noun. oath

gwest

noun. oath

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vesta “contract” ✧ Ety/WED

Derivations

• ᴹ✶wedtā “contract” ✧ Ety/WED
  • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Element in

• N. gowest “contract, compact, treaty” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶wed-tā > gwest	[wedtā] > [westā] > [westa] > [gwesta] > [gwest]	✧ Ety/WED