N. alf n. “swan” (Category: Swan)

References ✧ Ety/ÁLAK, KHOP

Glosses

• “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK

Variations

• alf ✧ Ety/ÁLAK

Inflections

Elf

plural

✧ Ety/KHOP

Element In

• N. Alflon “*Swan-haven”
• N. Alfobas “*Swan-harbourage”
• N. Hobas in Elf “*Harbourage of the Swans” ✧ Ety/KHOP

Cognates

• Dan. ealc “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
• Ilk. alch “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
• ᴹQ. alqa “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
• ᴹT. alpa “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
• ON. alpha “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK

Derivations

• < ON. alpha “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK; Ety/ÁLAK
  • < ᴹ✶alkwā “swan” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK (alk-wā)
    • < ᴹ√(A)LAK “swift, rushing” ✧ Ety/ÁLAK (ÁLAK); PE18/50 (ALAK)
      • < álakw + ā < ALAK ✧ PE18/50

Phonetic Developments

ON. alpha > alf	[alɸa] > [alfa] > [alf]	✧ Ety/ÁLAK
ON. alpha > Elf	[alɸi] > [alfi] > [elfi] > [elf]	✧ Ety/KHOP

ᴱN. alf n. “swan” (Category: Swan)

References ✧ PE13/136, 159

Glosses

• “swan” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/136; PE13/159

Variations

• alf ✧ PE13/136; PE13/136; PE13/159

Related

• gwanwen “swan” [is] the ordinary prose word [for] alf “swan” ✧ PE13/159

Inflections

elfin

plural

✧ PE13/136; PE13/159

Element In

• ᴱN. elflin “cygnet, *young swan” ✧ PE13/159
• ᴱN. alfuilin “large white sea-bird, albatross, †swan” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/136; PE13/159

Cognates

• ᴱQ. alqa “swan” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/159

G. alfa n. “swan” (Category: Swan)

References ✧ GL/18, 67; LT1A/Alqaluntë; PE13/109

Glosses

• “swan” ✧ GL/18; PE13/109 (alf)

Variations

• alfa ✧ GL/18; GL/67; LT1A/Alqaluntë
• alcwi ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë
• alf ✧ PE13/109

Related

• silwin “swan” = alfa ✧ GL/67

Changes

• alcwi >> alfa “swan” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë
• alchwath >> alfath ✧ PE13/109

Inflections

alchwath	class-plural	✧ PE13/109
alfath	class-plural	✧ PE13/109
ailf	plural	✧ PE13/109

Element In

• G. alfuil(in) “swan” ✧ GL/19 (alfuil); GL/19 (alcothil)

Cognates

• ᴱQ. alqa “swan” ✧ GL/18 (alqe); LT1A/Alqaluntë

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶alchwa “swan” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë; PE13/109 (alqa-)
  • < ᴱ√ḶKḶ “*appearance”

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶alchwa > alfa

[alkʷā] > [alpā] > [alpa] > [alfa]

✧ GL/18