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ᴱ√OẎO root. “salve, rub, oil”

⚠️ᴱ√OẎO root. “salve, rub, oil”
ᴹ√(G)LIB “*ointment”
OY “ever, continual, unceasing”

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “salve, rub, oil”, with derivatives like ᴱQ. oine “unguent” and ᴱQ. oiwa “glossy” (QL/71). The probably represented an ancient palatal spirant [ç] or [ʝ] (PE12/15-16). In later writings √OY usually referred to “eternity”, whereas the root for “ointment” became ᴹ√(G)LIB.

Reference ✧ QL/71 ✧ “salve, rub, oil”

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