Q. †él n. “star” (Category: Star)
An archaic or poetic word for star (WJ/362), somewhat common in compounds but in ordinary speech typically appearing as elen. It was derived directly from the primitive root √EL “behold”, the basis for other star words (PM/340; WJ/360).
Conceptual Development: This word first appeared as poetical ᴹQ. él “star” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, already with the derivation given above, though in this document the root ᴹ√EL meant “star” (Ety/EL), a common gloss for the root in later writings as well.
References ✧ PM/340; WJ/362
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Inflections
| †éli | plural | ✧ WJ/362 |
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Phonetic Developments
| √el- > el | [el] | ✧ PM/340 |
| ✶ēl > †él | [ēl] | ✧ WJ/362 |