Q. *linga- v. “*to hang, dangle” (Category: to Hang, Dangle)
A verb appearing in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hang, dangle” under the root ᴹ√LING “hang” (Ety/LING). A similar but untranslated form lingi- appeared in the second version of Tengwesta Qenderinwa (TQ2) from around 1950 (PE18/96). This 1950 form might be a root, but Tolkien said it was “in Quenya-form”, so could also indicate the continued existence of the verb linga-. This continued existence is also supported by the name S. Glingal “Hanging Flame” from The Silmarillion (SI/Glingal).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had a pair of forms ᴱQ. kinka- “to hang (intr.)” and ᴱQ. kinkata- “hang (tr.)”, possible precursors to linga-. The early verbs had rather unusual past forms: ekinkatte and ekinkatande, respectively.
Reference ✧ PE18/93 ✧ lingi-
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ᴹQ. linga-¹ v. “to hang, dangle” (Category: to Hang, Dangle)
References ✧ Ety/GLING, LING; EtyAC/GLING, LING
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| ᴹ√GLING > linga- | [gliŋga-] > [ɣliŋga-] > [liŋga-] | ✧ Ety/GLING |
| ᴹ√LINGA > linga- | [liŋga-] | ✧ Ety/LING |
| ᴹ√LING > linga- | [liŋga-] | ✧ EtyAC/LING |
ᴱQ. †kinka- v. “to hang (intr.)” (Category: to Hang, Dangle)
References ✧ QL/47
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| ekinkatte | past | ✧ QL/47 |
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