Q. vilva [w] adj. “fluttering to and fro” (Category: to Fly)
An adjective appearing as wilwa “fluttering to and fro” in the glossary to the Markirya poem from the 1960s (MC/223). In the poem itself, it was loosely translated “vague as”, in the phrase wilwarin wilwa “vague as a butterfly” (MC/222).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would use the form vilva “fluttering to and fro” in keeping with the general principle that w was pronounced and spelt v in modern Quenya; see the entry for [w] for discussion.
References ✧ MC/222-223
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