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ᴹQ. lia¹ adj. “(not) a few, several” (Category: Much, Many)

ᴹQ. lia¹, adj. “(not) a few, several” (Category: Much, Many)
ᴺQ. !lina “many”

An adjectival form of li(n)-, translated “(not) a few, several” and appearing in Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948 (PE23/106). Tolkien said “this is rare, since this notion is expressed by the ‘long plural’ in –li: Eldali, Elves, some Elves, several Elves”. In drafts Tolkien said it could also mean “lines (straight or string)” (PE23/106 note #80), probably an allusion to ᴹQ. lia² “fine thread, spider filament” from The Etymologies (Ety/SLIG).

References ✧ PE23/106

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li(n)- “many”

ᴱQ. lia(r) adj. “many” (Category: Much, Many)

Reference ✧ QL/53 ✧ “many”

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ᴱ√ > lia(r) [liar] ✧ QL/53