yára

adjective. old, ancient, old, ancient, [ᴹQ.] belonging to or descending from former times

Cognates

• S. iaur “old, old; [N.] ancient, olden” ✧ RC/579

Derivations

• √YA “*there, over there; (of time) back, ago, [ᴹ√] there, over there; (of time) back, ago”

Element in

• ᴺQ. amyára “elder”
• ᴺQ. anyára “elder, *senior”
• Q. Elainen tárin Periandion ar meldenya anyáran “*to Elaine, queen of Hobbits and my very old friend” ✧ VT49/40
• Q. Yáranoldorin “Ancient Noldorin” ✧ PE18/076
• ᴺQ. yáraquetta “archaism, archaic word”
• ᴺQ. yarië “antiquity”

Variations

• Yára ✧ PE18/076 (Yára)
• yāra ✧ RC/579

linyenwa

old, having many years

linyenwa adj. "old, having many years" (YEN)

aira

old

aira (3) adj. "old" (MC:214; this is "Qenya")

yerna

old, worn

yerna adj. "old, worn" (GYER)

enwina

old

enwina adj. "old" (Markirya)

enwina

adjective. old

Element in

• Q. enwina lúmë “the old darkness” ✧ MC/222

yára

ancient, belonging to or descending from former times

yára adj. "ancient, belonging to or descending from former times" (YA); evidently it can also simply mean "old", since Tolkien used the intensive/superlative form #anyára to describe Elaine Griffiths as his "oldest" or "very old" friend in a book dedication (see an-).

iaur

adjective. ancient, old, original

iaur

adjective. old, old; [N.] ancient, olden

Cognates

• Q. yára “old, ancient, old, ancient, [ᴹQ.] belonging to or descending from former times” ✧ RC/579

Derivations

• √YA “*there, over there; (of time) back, ago, [ᴹ√] there, over there; (of time) back, ago”

Element in

• S. Dorgannas Iaur “[Account of the] Shapes of the Lands of Old” ✧ WJ/192
• S. Drúwaith Iaur “Old Púkel-land” ✧ UT/384
• S. einior “elder”
• S. Iant Iaur “Old Bridge” ✧ SA/iaur
• S. Iarwain “Old-young” ✧ SA/iaur
• ᴺS. iorbeth “archaism, archaic word”
• S. Ioreglon
• S. Ioreth “Old Woman” ✧ RC/579
• S. Iorhael “Frodo”
• S. Iorlas
• S. Sennas Iaur “Old Guesthouse” ✧ RC/523

Variations

• Iaur ✧ RC/523; UT/384; WJ/192

iphant

adjective. aged, having lived long, old (with no connotation of weakness)

iaur

adjective. older, former

iaur

ancient

iaur (in compounds ior-, iar-) (old, former), pl. ioer

iaur

ancient

(in compounds ior-, iar-) (old, former), pl. ioer

iphant

full of years

(aged, long-lived), pl. iphaint. The spelling used in the source is ”ifant” (LR:400 s.v. YEN), but since the f arises from earlier (n > m +) p via nasal mutation, it should be written ph according to the spelling conventions described in LotR Appendix E.

iphant

aged

iphant (long-lived, litearally ”year-full”), pl. iphaint. The spelling used in the source is ”ifant” (LR:400 s.v. YEN), but since the f arises from earlier (n > m +) p via nasal mutation, it should be written ph according to the spelling conventions described in LotR Appendix E.

iphant

aged

(long-lived, litearally ”year-full”), pl. iphaint. The spelling used in the source is ”ifant” (LR:400 s.v. YEN), but since the f arises from earlier (n > m +) p via nasal mutation, it should be written ph according to the spelling conventions described in LotR Appendix E.

brûn

elder, eldest

(long endured, long established, long in use), lenited vrûn, pl. bruin. Cf. also

iaur

old

1) iaur (ior-, iar-) (ancient, former), pl. ioer. Compare ELDER, ELDEST, q.v. 2) brûn (long endured, long established, long in use), lenited vrûn, pl. bruin. Cf. also

iaur

old

(ior-, iar-) (ancient, former), pl. ioer. Compare

iaur

adjective. ancient, old(en)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. yára “old, ancient, belonging to or descending from former times” ✧ Ety/YA

Derivations

• ᴹ√YA “there, over there; (of time) back, ago” ✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ; Ety/YA

Element in

• N. Erion “Eldest”
• N. Iaur “Eldest”
• N. Iorhail “Frodo”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√YA > iaur	[jāra] > [jǭra] > [joura] > [jaura] > [jaur]	✧ Ety/YA

ifant

adjective. aged, having lived long, old (with no connotation of weakness)

iaur

adjective. ancient, old, original

ingem

adjective. old (of person, in mortal sense: decripit, suffering from old age)

New word coined by the Elves after meeting with Men

iaur

adjective. older, former

brûn

adjective. old, that has long endured, or been established, or in use