Eldamo : Neo-Primitive Elvish : WEL

[ᴱ]^ᴺ√WEL root. “*boil, bubble”

[ᴱ]^ᴺ√WEL root. “*boil, bubble”: ᴱ√PUMU “*bubble”

See ᴱ√GWELE for discussion.

Derivatives

> ᴺQ. ^vel-¹ “to boil, bubble”
> ᴺQ. ^velet “boil, tumor”
> ᴺQ. ^velva “boiling, bubbling”
> ᴺQ. ^velvë “bubble”
⇒ ᴺQ. !velyávë “gourd, Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !culvelyávë “pumpkin”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !laivelyávë “(water)melon”
> ᴺS. gwel- “to boil, bubble”
- ⇒ ᴺS. gweleth “boil, bubble”
> ᴺS. ^gwelch “bubble”
> ᴺS. gweleb “cool, fresh (esp. of water)”
> ᴺS. gweltha- “to squeeze, press”
- ⇒ ᴺS. ^mirwelthen “vintage, *(lit.) wine pressing”

ᴱ√GWELE root. “*boil, bubble”

A root appearing in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s as {ᴱ√WELE >>} ᴱ√GWELE with derivatives like ᴱQ. wele-/G. gwel- “to boil, bubble” and ᴱQ. welbe/G. gwelc “bubble” (QL/103; GL/44).

Neo-Eldarin: There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing, but I think it is worth retaining this root for the purposes of Neo-Eldarin, since there are no other good candidates for “boil” words elsewhere in the published corpus. I’d update the form to ᴺ√WEL, since otherwise the (Neo) Sindarin forms would begin with b-.

References ✧ QL/103

Variations

GWELE ✧ QL/103
WELE ✧ QL/103

Changes

WELE >> GWELE; [per editors, probable revision] ✧ QL/103

Derivatives

> ᴱQ. welba “boiling, bubbling” ✧ QL/103
> ᴱQ. welbe “bubble” ✧ QL/103
> ᴱQ. wele- “to boil, bubble” ✧ QL/103
> ᴱQ. welet “boil, tumor” ✧ QL/103
> ᴱQ. welwe “spring” ✧ QL/103
> G. gwel- “to boil; to bubble (intr.)”
- ⇒ G. gwelaith “boil, bubble” ✧ GL/44
- ⇒ G. gweltha- “to squeeze, press” ✧ GL/45
  - ⇒ G. mirwelthin “vintage” ✧ GL/45
> G. gwelc “bubble”
> G. gweleb “cool, fresh (esp. of water)”
> G. gwelwi “spring of water”