Q. vailë n. “wind” (Category: Wind)
An obscure word for “wind” in notes from December 1959 (D59) derived from the root √WAYA and appearing in various forms: vëa, vaiwe, and vaile, the last of these with an adjectival form vailima “windy” (P17/189). A similar set of Quenya derivatives of √WAY appeared in notes from 1957, but there most of the forms were rejected: {vaiwe, view-, vaive, víw}, along with unrejected váva (PE17/33-34). Tolkien considered all these as possible cognates of S. gwae “wind”.
Conceptual Development: Precursors include ᴱQ. ’wā “wind” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√GWĀ (QL/102), ᴱQ. vá or vanwe “wind” from Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/142) and ᴹQ. vaiwa “wind” from The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√WAIWA (Ety/WĀ). Thus the Quenya forms were much less stable than their Sindarin equivalent and its precursor, which were simply G. gwâ “wind” (GL/43; PE13/146) >> N./S. gwae(w) “wind” (Ety/WĀ; NM/237; PE17/33-34, 189).
Neo-Quenya: Of the various forms, I prefer Q. vailë since (a) it is later, (b) has an adjectival form and (c) has a possible direct cognate S. gwael “*wind”, also from around the same time. Q. súrë is the usual word for “wind” and is thus preferable for most uses, but I think vailë might be used for a strong wind or gale, since elsewere in Quenya derivatives of √WĀ seem to be tied to stronger winds: hwarwa “violent wind”, vangwë “storm” (NM/237).
References ✧ PE17/189
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √WAYA > vëa | [waja] > [wea] > [βea] > [vea] | ✧ PE17/189 |
| ✶waiwa(y) > vaiwe | [waiwai] > [βaiwai] > [vaiwai] > [vaiwe] | ✧ PE17/189 |
| ✶waile > vaile | [waile] > [βaile] > [vaile] | ✧ PE17/189 |
Q. váva n. “*wind” (Category: Wind)
References ✧ PE17/33-34
Variations
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ✶waiwe > vaiwe | [waile] > [βaile] > [vaile] | ✧ PE17/33 |
| ✶wā-wā > váva | [wāwā] > [βāβā] > [βāβa] > [vāva] | ✧ PE17/33 |
| ✶wā-wā > váva | [wāwā] > [βāβā] > [βāβa] > [vāva] | ✧ PE17/34 |
ᴹQ. vaiwa n. “wind” (Category: Wind)
Reference ✧ Ety/WĀ ✧ “wind”
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√WAIWA > waiwa > vaiwa | [waiwa] > [vaiwa] > [vaiwa] | ✧ Ety/WĀ |
ᴱQ. wá n. “wind” (Category: Wind)
References ✧ LT1A/Súlimo; PE16/142; QL/102
Glosses
Variations
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ√GWĀ > ’wā | [gʷā] > [wā] | ✧ QL/102 |