S. mell adj. “dear, beloved” (Category: Dear)

S. mell, adj. “dear, beloved” (Category: Dear)

G. garth “beloved”

Reference ✧ PE17/41 ✧ “dear, beloved”

Element In

• S. Melian “Dear Gift”
• S. mellon “friend” ✧ PE17/41

Cognates

• Q. melda “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/41

Derivations

• < ✶melnā “dear, beloved” ✧ PE17/41
  • < √MEL “love” ✧ PE17/41

Phonetic Developments

✶melnā > mell

[melnā] > [mellā] > [mella] > [mell]

✧ PE17/41

N. mell adj. “dear” (Category: Dear)

Reference ✧ Ety/MEL ✧ “dear”

Element In

• N. mellon “friend” ✧ Ety/MEL

Cognates

• ᴹQ. melda “beloved, dear, sweet” ✧ Ety/MEL

Derivations

• < ᴹ√MEL “love (as friend)” ✧ Ety/MEL

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√MEL > mell

[meldā] > [melda] > [melða] > [melð] > [mell]

✧ Ety/MEL

G. melon adj. “dear, beloved” (Category: Dear)

References ✧ GL/57; LT1A/Nessa

Glosses

• “beloved” ✧ LT1A/Nessa
• “dear, beloved” ✧ GL/57

Variations

• melon ✧ GL/57; LT1A/Nessa
• meltha ✧ GL/57; LT1A/Nessa

Elements

mel-

“to love”

✧ GL/57; LT1A/Nessa