Eldamo : Early Primitive Elvish : KṆÐṆ

ᴱ√KṆÐṆ root. “shine”

⚠️ᴱ√KṆÐṆ root. “shine”

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s given as ᴱ√KṆŘṆ “shine” with derivatives in both Qenya and Gnomish, such as ᴱQ. kanda- “blaze”, G. cintha- “to light, set alight”, ᴱQ. kanwa “lurid”, and G. cantha “flame” (QL/47; GL/25-26). It may be a variant of ᴱ√KṚN “*red” (QL/48). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing.

References ✧ PME/47; QL/44, 47

Glosses

“shine” ✧ PME/47 (KṆŘṆ)

Variations

KṆŘṆ ✧ PME/47; QL/44; QL/47

ᴱQ. kanwa “dark red” or to ‽ kṇřṇ ✧ QL/44

Derivatives

> ᴱ✶kṇdōrā́
- > ᴱ✶kṇ́dṑra
  - > ᴱQ. kandóra “bright dawn, red sky in morning” ✧ PE12/6
- > ᴱQ. kandóra “bright dawn, red sky in morning” ✧ PE12/5
> ᴱQ. kanda- “to blaze” ✧ QL/47
> ᴱQ. kandóra “bright dawn, red sky in morning” ✧ PME/47; QL/47
> ᴱQ. kanwa¹ “lurid” ✧ QL/47
⇒ G. cantha “flame”
- ⇒ G. cantharol “glaring, flaming” ✧ GL/25
- ⇒ G. Canthil ✧ GL/25
- ⇒ G. canthor “blaze, flare, glare” ✧ GL/25
> G. cintha- “to light, set alight”