Lēle
Lēle is a Quenya word meaning "to will with conscious purpose, immediate or remote".
One of it's verbal form is lelya, which means "go, proceed (in any direction), travel", with a past tense of lende. Another verbal form is lelinye.
It is distinct from "to be willing, to assent, consent, agree". For example, though a man could say “I agree, I will” to some proposition of another, it may or may not align with his own purpose or design.
Etymology
It is derived from the Primitive Quendian root DEL meaning “walk, go, proceed, travel”.
In Quenya there was an early change in of initial d > l which was regular in both Vanyarin and Ñoldorin dialects. Further, *del- seems to have become *led, by dissimilation. The past form clearly shows "*led", while lelya may also be derived from *ledja, since dj became ly medially in Quenya.
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