S. dail adj. “beautiful, fine, delicate, lovely” (Category: Beautiful)

S. dail, adj. “beautiful, fine, delicate, lovely” (Category: Beautiful)

ᴱN. dail “axe (blade)”

References ✧ PE17/139, 151

Glosses

• “delicate, beautiful and fine” ✧ PE17/139
• “fine, beautiful” ✧ PE17/151 (deil)
• “lovely, beautiful” ✧ PE17/151

Variations

• dail ✧ PE17/139; PE17/151
• deil ✧ PE17/139; PE17/151

Related

• ✶edelā “the fair” ✧ PE17/139

Cognates

• Q. lelya “delicate, beautiful and fine, slender, lovely” ✧ PE17/139; PE17/151; PE17/151

Derivations

• < ✶delya “lovely, fine, beautiful” ✧ PE17/151; PE17/151
  • < deil < delya ✧ PE17/151
  • < √DEL² “*fair” ✧ PE17/151; PE17/151 (DĔL)

Phonetic Developments

✶delya > deil > dail	[delja] > [delia] > [deli] > [deil] > [dail]	✧ PE17/151
✶delya > deil	[delja] > [delia] > [deli] > [deil] > [dail]	✧ PE17/151