Q. ?elp- v. “to anoint” (Category: Oil)
An element in a (rejected) translation of “Christ” in Quenya prayers of the 1950s: Elpino (VT44/15). It might mean “anoint” as suggested by Wynne, Smith and Hostetter as a derivative of √LIP “oil”, but this is rather speculative.
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I prefer Helge Fauskanger’s neologism ᴺQ. liv- for “to anoint”, derived from ᴹ√(G)LIB.
Reference ✧ VT44/15 ✧ “anoint”
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