Q. vendelë [w] n. “maidenhood” (Category: Girl)
A word appearing as wendele “maidenhood” in Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959, an abstract noun formation from wendë “maiden” (PE17/191). In modern Quenya spelling and pronunciation it would be *vendelë.
Conceptual Development: ᴱQ. ’wendele had the same form and meaning in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, the only difference being the ’ indicating the loss of initial g from the early root ᴱ√GWENE (QL/103).
Reference ✧ PE17/191 ✧ wendele “maidenhood”
Elements
| vendë | “maiden, *virgin” | ✧ PE17/191 (wendē) |
| -lë | “abstract noun, adverb” |
Cognates
ᴱQ. wendele n. “maidenhood” (Category: Girl)
References ✧ LT1A/Urwen; QL/103
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| wen(di) | “maid, girl, maiden” | ✧ LT1A/Urwen (wendi); QL/103 (’wendi) |
| #-le | “abstract noun” | ✧ QL/103 (#-le) |
Cognates