Q. Estë f. “Rest, Repose, Peace”

Q. Estë, f. “Rest, Repose, Peace”

The Valië of peace and healing (S/28), spouse of Irmo (Lórien). Her name is variously translated as “Rest” (SI/Estë, Ety/EZDĒ), “Repose” (WJ/403) and “Peace” (PE19/91). In Quenya, the word Estë is only used for the name of this Valië (WJ/404). A more ordinary word for “rest, repose, peace” is sérë (VT44/35, Ety/SED). Both the name and the word are derived from the same root √SED (Ety/SED, WJ/403). The name is derived from the primitive form ✶ezdē (PE19/091-2, WJ/403).

Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, Lórien had no wife (LT1/66). ᴹQ. Este first appeared in the initial drafts of the Annals of Beleriand (SM/263), and the derivation of her name first appeared in The Etymologies (Ety/SED).

References ✧ LT1I; MRI; PE19/91-92, 101; SI; WJ/403-404; WJI

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Phonetic Developments

ezdē > Este [ezdē] > [estē] > [este] ✧ PE19/91
Ezdē > Este [ezdē] > [estē] > [este] ✧ PE19/92
ezdē > Este [ezdē] > [estē] > [este] ✧ WJ/403

ᴹQ. Este f. “rest”

See Q. Estë for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/EZDĒ, SED; LRI/Estë; PE19/45; PE22/22, 50; SM/263; SMI/Estë

Glosses

Cognates

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶EZDĒ > Este [ezdē] > [estē] > [este] ✧ Ety/EZDĒ
ᴹ✶EZDĒ > Este [ezdē] > [estē] > [este] ✧ Ety/SED
ᴹ✶Ezdē > Este [ezdē] > [estē] > [este] ✧ PE19/45