Eldamo : Early Primitive Elvish : VḶKḶ

ᴱ√VḶKḶ root. “‽”

⚠️ᴱ√VḶKḶ root. “‽”: ᴹ√NAYAK “pain”; √MIK “pierce”

An unglossed root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like ᴱQ. valkane “torture” and ᴱQ. vilkin “bitter, evil”, serving as the basis for ᴱQ. Valkarauke, the Qenya name of Balrogs (QL/100). In later writings the initial element of this name was derived from √BAL “(divine) power”.

Reference ✧ QL/101 ✧ “‽”

Derivatives

> ᴱQ. valka¹ “cruel, bitter” ✧ QL/101
- ⇒ ᴱQ. valkane¹ “torture” ✧ QL/101
- ⇒ ᴱQ. Valkarauke ✧ QL/101
> ᴱQ. valke “edge, sharp blade” ✧ QL/101
- ⇒ ᴱQ. valkea “cutting, sharp” ✧ QL/101
> ᴱQ. vilki- “to cut” ✧ QL/101; QL/101
> ᴱQ. vilkin “bitter, evil” ✧ QL/101