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Q. nexa adj. “sharp, angular” (Category: Angle, Corner)

Q. nexa, adj. “sharp, angular” (Category: Angle, Corner)

A word given as Q. {nerta >> nerca >>} nerca or nexa, possibly the equivalent of S. neg(e)n “sharp, angular” as suggested by Christopher Gilson, all based on the root √NEK as described in Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings (WPP) from the late 1950s or early 1960s (PE17/55).

References ✧ PE17/55

Glosses

“sharp, angular” ✧ PE17/55 (nerca)

Variations

?nexa ✧ PE17/55
nerca ✧ PE17/55; PE17/55 (nerca)
nerta ✧ PE17/55

Changes

nerta >> nerca ✧ PE17/55
nerca >> nerca “sharp, angular”; and nexa ✧ PE17/55

Cognates

S. negen “sharp, angular” ✧ PE17/55 (neg(e)n)

Derivations

< √NEK¹ “narrow” ✧ PE17/55; PE17/55

Phonetic Developments

√NEK > nerca	[nerka]	✧ PE17/55
√NEK > ?nexa	[nekra] > [neksa]	✧ PE17/55