S. Elleth n. “Elf-maid” (Category: Elf, Fairy)

S. Elleth, n. “Elf-maid” (Category: Elf, Fairy)

G. inwin “*fairy (female)”

References ✧ PE17/97, 141-142, 152; S/216; UTI/Haudh-en-Elleth; WJ/363-364, 377; WJI/Ellon

Glosses

• “Elf (f.)” ✧ WJ/377; WJI/Ellon
• “Elf-maid” ✧ S/216; UTI/Haudh-en-Elleth
• “elf-woman” ✧ WJ/363
• “Noldorin maid” ✧ PE17/141

Variations

• elleth ✧ PE17/141; PE17/141; PE17/141; PE17/142; S/216; UTI/Haudh-en-Elleth; WJ/363; WJ/364; WJ/377; WJI/Ellon
• ellas ✧ PE17/97
• elles ✧ PE17/152

Related

• Elleth feminine form of Edhel ✧ WJ/364

Inflections

ellith

plural

✧ PE17/141

Elements

†Ell

“Elf”

✧ PE17/141; PE17/152 (†ell); WJ/363

Element In

• S. Haudh-en-Elleth “Mound of the Elf-maid” ✧ PE17/141 (hauð·en·elleth); S/216; UTI/Haudh-en-Elleth
• S. Haudh-en-Ellas ✧ PE17/97 (Hauð en ellas)

Derivations

• < S. †Ell “Elf” ✧ PE17/141 (†ell)
  • < ✶eledā “star-folk, of the stars” ✧ PE17/141 (eldā); WJ/360 (eldā)
    • < √EL “lo, behold; star” ✧ Let/281
  • < Q. Elda “Elf, (lit.) one of the Star-folk” ✧ PE17/141
    • < eld < elda ✧ PE17/141
    • < ✶edelō “one who goes, traveller, migrant, marcher” ✧ PE17/152 (edelā)
      • < eledā < edelā ✧ PE17/152
      • < √DEL¹ “walk, go, proceed, travel” ✧ WJ/360 (DELE); WJ/363
    • < ✶edelā “the fair” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/151
      • < √DEL² “*fair” ✧ PE17/151
    • < ✶eledā “star-folk, of the stars” ✧ Let/281; PE17/141; SA/êl (elda); WJ/360 (eldā); WJ/364 (elda); WJ/364 (eldī)
      • < -eld < elda ✧ WJ/364
      • < √EL “lo, behold; star” ✧ Let/281
    • < ✶elenā “connected with or concerning the stars” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/152
      • < ✶elen “star” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/139
        • < √EL “lo, behold; star” ✧ Let/281; PE17/67; VT42/11; WJ/360 (ELE)

S. Eledhes n. “*Elf-maid” (Category: Elf, Fairy)

References ✧ PE17/141-142

Variations

• eleðes ✧ PE17/141; PE17/142

Elements

†Eledh

“Elf”

✧ PE17/141 (eleð); PE17/142 (eleð)