Eldamo : Primitive Elvish : LED

√LED root. “go, proceed”

√LED root. “go, proceed, [ᴹ√] fare, travel”

This root appeared in The Etymologies (Ety/LED) and in some later writings (PE17/51, 139) with the basic sense “go”. In the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60, Tolkien decided that √LED was a Quenya-only variant of the original root √DEL (WJ/360, 363). Elsewhere, Tolkien said that √LED was “not much used in Sindarin except in compounds with ✶et ‘out’ as edlen(n)” (PE17/51). Its Sindarin derivative S. lembas “way bread” was reassigned to √LEN (PE17/60). See √DEL¹ and √LEN for further discussion.

References ✧ PE17/51-52, 60, 139, 159; WJ/363

Glosses

“go” ✧ PE17/51; PE17/51
“go, proceed” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/159

led- in Quenya by dissimilation del ✧ WJ/363
LEN [possibly] LED ✧ PE17/60
Q. Elda is associated with LED “go, proceed” ✧ PE17/139
Q. Elda is associated with LED “go, proceed” ✧ PE17/139

Derivatives

> ᴺQ. !etelenda “exiled”
> ᴺQ. !etelerro “exile”
> ᴺQ. !lendë “journey”
> ᴺS. !lîdh “journey”
> ✶etlendā “exiled” ✧ PE17/51
- > S. edlen(n) “exiled” ✧ PE17/51
  - ⇒ ᴺS. ^edledhia- “to go into exile”
  - ⇒ ᴺS. ^edledhron “exile”
> ✶ledmē “leaving, departure” ✧ PE17/51
- ⇒ ?✶le(n)dembassē “bread taken on leaving home (for a long journey)” ✧ PE17/51; PE17/51
  - ⇒ [see above]
- > Q. lenwë “leaving, departure” ✧ PE17/51
  - ⇒ Q. lenweta- “to go away, migrate, leave one’s abode” ✧ PE17/51
> ✶lednē ✧ PE17/51
> ✶ledya- ✧ WJ/363
- > Q. lelya-¹ “to go, proceed (in any direction), travel”
  - ⇒ 4 compounds
⇒ ?✶le(n)dembassē “bread taken on leaving home (for a long journey)” ✧ PE17/52
- > OS. lenn-mbass “way-bread”
  - > S. lembas “waybread, journey-bread” ✧ LotRI/Lembas; PE17/60; PM/404; SI/lembas
- > Q. lerembas “bread taken on leaving home (for a long journey)” ✧ PE17/52
- > S. lembas “waybread, journey-bread” ✧ PE17/51; PE17/51; PE17/52
> Q. lenda- “to go free”
> Q. #lenna- “to come” ✧ PE17/139
- ⇒ 4 compounds
> S. #glenna- “*to go, travel”
- ⇒ S. #anglenna- “to approach” ✧ SD/129
⇒ S. lembas “waybread, journey-bread” ✧ PE17/51

ᴹ√LED root. “go, fare, travel”

See √LED for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/ELED, LED, TĀ; EtyAC/LED, LEN

Glosses

“go, depart, leave” ✧ Ety/ELED (ELED)
“go, fare, travel” ✧ Ety/LED

Variations

LED ✧ Ety/LED; Ety/TĀ; EtyAC/LED; EtyAC/LEN
ELED ✧ Ety/ELED

LEN “(?road), way” ✧ EtyAC/LEN

Changes

ELED “go, depart, leave” >> ÉLED “Star-Folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED

Inflections

ELED

augmentation

“go, depart, leave”

✧ Ety/ELED

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. Elda “Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED
- ⇒ 23 compounds
> ᴹQ. lenna- “to go, depart; to come” ✧ Ety/LED
- ⇒ 5 compounds
> ᴹQ. lesta- “to leave” ✧ Ety/ELED
⇒ N. egledhron “exile” ✧ Ety/TĀ
- ⇒ N. Taur Egledhrim “King of the Exiles” ✧ Ety/TĀ
> N. Eledh “Star-folk, Elf” ✧ Ety/ELED
- ⇒ 7 compounds
> ON. led- “to fare” ✧ Ety/LED; EtyAC/LED
- > N. #ledh- “*to go, fare, travel”
  - ⇒ N. #neledh- “*to go in, enter” ✧ TAI/150
- ⇒ ON. etled- “to go abroad” ✧ Ety/LED
  - > N. egledhia- “to go into exile” ✧ Ety/LED
  - ⇒ ON. etledro “exile” ✧ Ety/LED
    - > N. egledhron “exile” ✧ Ety/LED
      - ⇒ [see above]
  - ⇒ ON. etlenna “exiled” ✧ Ety/LED
    - > N. eglenn “exiled” ✧ Ety/LED
      - ⇒ N. egledhron “exile”
        
        ⇒ [see above]