Q. #quel- v. (basic-verb) “to fade” (Category: to Fade)
A verb for “to fade” indicated by the season and month names quellë “fading” and Narquelië “Sun-fading” in The Lord of the Rings appendices (LotR/1110). It was clearly derived from the root √KWEL “fade, die away, grow faint” (PE18/103).
Conceptual Development: This verb dates back to the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, where ᴱQ. qele- “perish, etc.” appeared under the early root ᴱ√QELE “perish, die, decay, fail” (QL/76). In Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s, qel- was glossed “fade” (PE16/134). In ᴹQ. Fíriel’s Song from the 1930s it appeared in its future form ᴹQ. qeluva “faileth” (LR/63, 72).
Reference ✧ LotR/1110
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ᴹQ. #qel- v. (basic-verb) “†to fail” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
References ✧ LR/72
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| qeluva | future | “faileth” | ✧ LR/72 |
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ᴱQ. qele- v. “to perish; to fade” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
References ✧ PE16/134; QL/72, 76
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| qēle | past | ✧ QL/76 |
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| ᴱ√QELE > qele- | [kʷele-] | ✧ QL/76 |