Q. veryanwë n. “wedding” (Category: Wedding, Marriage)
A word for “wedding” in notes from 1968, a combination of the root √BER “man/wife” and Q. yanwë “joining” (VT49/44-45).
Conceptual Development: The earliest precursor of this word was ᴱQ. vestale “wedding” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, a noun form of vesta- “to wed” under the early root ᴱ√VEŘE [VEÐE] (QL/101). ᴹQ. vestale “wedding” reappeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s, also related to vesta- “to wed”, but under the 1930s root ᴹ√BES (Ety/BES).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I prefer to retain the 1930s form of the root ᴹ√BES in order to keep attested Sindarin/Noldorin forms. However, veryanwe could still be derived form this root, from *bes+yanwē, since s > z > r before y. Thus veryanwë “wedding” is compatible with my preferred “marriage” root and I recommend its use. ᴹQ. vestale “wedding” might also remain valid as a variant.
References ✧ VT49/45
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Inflections
| veryanwesto | 2nd-dual-poss genitive | “*of your wedding” | ✧ VT49/45 |
| veryanweldo | 2nd-pl-poss genitive | “*of your wedding” | ✧ VT49/45 |
Elements
| √BER | “to mate, be mated, joined in marriage” | ✧ VT49/45 |
| yanwë | “joining” | ✧ VT49/45 |
Element In
ᴹQ. vestale n. “wedding” (Category: Wedding, Marriage)
References ✧ Ety/BES, WED
Glosses
Elements
| vesta-¹ | “to wed” | ✧ Ety/BES | |
| -le | “abstract noun” | ||
| ᴹ√BES | “wed” | ✧ Ety/WED | |
Cognates