virya-
change, alter(nate)
virya-
verb. to change, alternate
This verb is intransitive, so it can be used of change of self but not of others. For change of others, use vista-.
One form of this word, wirne (PE17/191), is unclear in function. It is glossed “change” and could be a noun. However, it almost identical in form to the strong-past virne of virya- attested on PE17/189. It seems likely to me that this is the archaic form of the strong-past tense from before the change of ✶w- to v-.
Evidence elsewhere suggests the noun form of “change” is vistë.
Derivations
- √WIS “change, alter(nate), shift” ✧ PE17/189; PE17/191
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √WIS > virya- [wisja-] > [wizja-] > [βizja-] > [vizja-] > [virja-] ✧ PE17/189 √WIS > virya [wisja-] > [wizja-] > [βizja-] > [vizja-] > [virja-] ✧ PE17/191 Variations
- virya ✧ PE17/191
vista-
change
vista- (2) vb. "change" (transitive), pa.t. vistanë, cf. intransitive virya-, q.v. (PE17:189, 191)
ahya-
change
#ahya- vb. "change" (intransitive), only attested in the past tense: ahyanë (PM:395)
ahya-
verb. to change
Element in
- Q. manen lambë Quendion ahyanë “How did the language of the Elves change?” ✧ PM/395
wirnë
change
wirnë noun? "change" (PE17:191)
wirnë
noun. change
@@@ Despite its gloss, wirnë might be the archaic strong past tense of virya-: it is almost identical to the strong past tense form on PE17/189. For a noun form, vistë may be preferable.
Derivations
- √WIS “change, alter(nate), shift” ✧ PE17/191
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √WIS > wirne [gwirne] > [ɣwirne] > [wirne] ✧ PE17/191 Variations
- wirne ✧ PE17/191
wistë
noun. change
Element in
- Q. inwis “change of mind/mood”
vistë Reconstructed
noun. change
This word is unattested, but there is indirect evidence for it as an element of walwistë “change of mind” (PE17/189). This word likely contains the archaic form †wistë from before the change of w- to v-. Its modern form would be ✱vistë. If you accept inwist- as the stem form of inwis “change of mind”, it likely contains †wistë as well.
There is another attested word wirne with the gloss “change” (PE17/191), but I think it is likelier to be the archaic form of the strong-past tense of the verb virya- instead of a noun.
Cognates
- ᴺS. gwist “change”
Derivations
- √WIS “change, alter(nate), shift” ✧ PE17/189
Element in
- Q. valwistë “change of mind” ✧ PE17/189
- ᴺQ. vilwis(të) “weather, (lit.) turn of air”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √WIS > wiste [wiste] > [βiste] > [viste] ✧ PE17/189 Variations
- wiste ✧ PE17/189 (wiste)
virya- (2) vb. "change, alter(nate)" (intransitive), pa.t. virnë/virinyë, cf. transitive vista-, q.v. (PE17:189, 191)