Eldamo : Early Primitive Elvish : LAQA

ᴱ√LAQA root. “catch”

⚠️ᴱ√LAQA root. “catch”: ᴹ√GAT “*catch”

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “catch”, contrasted with ᴱ√LAPA “enfold” and ᴱ√LṆQṆ “catch, come on, light on, find, get” (QL/51, 55). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing, and it may have been replaced by ᴹ√GAT of similar meaning (Ety/GAT).

References ✧ QL/51, 55

Glosses

“catch” ✧ QL/51

LAPA “enfold” ‽compare LAQA “catch” ✧ QL/51
LṆQṆ “catch, come on, light on, find, get” compare laqa ✧ QL/55

Derivatives

> ᴱQ. lak “snare” ✧ QL/51
> ᴱQ. laqa- “to catch, seize, snare” ✧ QL/51
> ᴱQ. las “[unglossed]” ✧ QL/51