Eldamo : Neo-Quenya : lapa-¹

ᴺQ. [ᴱQ.] lapa-¹ v. “to wrap, swathe, wind” (Category: to Wind, Wrap)

ᴺQ. [ᴱQ.] lapa-¹, v. “to wrap, swathe, wind” (Category: to Wind, Wrap)

See ᴱQ. lapa- for discussion.

Element In

ᴺQ. !laparotsë “sleeve, trouser leg, (lit.) wrap-tube”

Derivations

< √LAP “fold, bend, [ᴱ√] enfold”

ᴱQ. lapa- v. “to wrap, swathe, wind” (Category: to Wind, Wrap)

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. lapa- “wrap, swathe, wind” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√LAPA “enfold” (QL/51).

Neo-Quenya: The root √LAP reappeared in Tolkien’s later writings with similar glosses “fold, bend” (VT47/35), so I would retain ᴺQ. lapa- “to wrap, swathe, wind” for purposes of Neo-Quenya. In 2024 at the suggestion of Arael and Luinyelle, I adjusted the “neo-form” of this verb from basic verb ᴺQ. lap- to a-verb ᴺQ. lapa- to avoid conflict with their neologism ᴺQ. lap- “fold”.

Reference ✧ QL/51 ✧ “wrap, swathe, wind”

Derivations

< ᴱ√LAPA “enfold” ✧ QL/51

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√LAPA > lapa-

[lapa-]

✧ QL/51