Eldamo : Quenya : engë

Q. engë adv. “ago, in the past” (Category: Past, Ago)

⚠️Q. engë, adv. “ago, in the past, [ᴹQ.] once (in past), †it was” (Category: Past, Ago): Q. né “ago, behind (earlier time); yes (it was so)”

A word for “ago” appearing in both Outline of Phonetic Development (OP1) from the 1940s and the Outline of Phonology (OP2), originally the past tense of (OP2) √EÑ or (OP1) ᴹ√EƷ “be, exist” (PE19/48, PE19/96).

Reference ✧ PE19/96 ✧ eñge “ago, in the past”

Derivations

< √EÑ “be, exist” ✧ PE19/96

Phonetic Developments

√EÑ > eñge

[eŋŋe] > [eŋge]

✧ PE19/96

ᴹQ. enge adv. “ago, once (in past), †it was” (Category: Past, Ago)

See Q. engë for discussion.

Reference ✧ PE19/48 ✧ “ago, once (in past), †it was”

Derivations

< ᴹ√EƷ “be” ✧ PE19/48

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√EƷ > enge

[eŋɣe] > [eŋge]

✧ PE19/48