Q. leuca n. “snake” (Category: Snake)
The best known Quenya word for “snake”, appearing in Appendix E of The Lord of the Rings (LotR/1115). In 1964 notes on Dalath Dirnen (DD), Tolkien said it was derived from the root √LEWEK “worm” (PE17/160).
References ✧ LotR/1115; PE17/121, 160
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| √LEWEK > leuka | [leuka] | ✧ PE17/160 |
ᴱQ. lin² (ling-) n. “snake” (Category: Snake)
A word for “snake” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, with a stem form of {linge- >>} ling- (QL/54).
References ✧ QL/43, 54
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| ling- | stem | ✧ QL/54 |
| linge- | stem | ✧ QL/54 |
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