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Q. sercë (serki-) n. “blood” (Category: Blood)

Q. sercë (serci-), n. “blood” (Category: Blood): ᴱQ. vísi “blood”; ᴹQ. yár “blood”; ᴱQ. hari “blood”

A noun for “blood” appearing in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957 derived from the root √SEREK of the same meaning (PE17/185). It appeared as an element in the word serkilixa “blood-thirsty” from 1968 (NM/176), indicating a stem form of serci-.

References ✧ PE17/184; SA/sereg

Glosses

“blood” ✧ PE17/184 (serke); SA/sereg (serke)

Variations

serke ✧ PE17/184; SA/sereg

Element In

ᴺQ. !ondosercë “stonecrop, plant with red flowers, (lit.) blood of stone”
ᴺQ. !serciril “ruby, (lit.) blood-glitter”
Q. sercilixa “blood-thirsty”

Cognates

S. sereg “blood” ✧ PE17/184; SA/sereg

Derivations

< √SEREK “blood” ✧ PE17/184

Phonetic Developments

√SEREK > serke

[sereki] > [sereke] > [serke]

✧ PE17/184