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Old Noldorin 

barada

adjective. steep

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶Baradā “lofty, sublime” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ√BARAD “*lofty, noble” ✧ Ety/BARÁD; Ety/BARATH
    • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BAR

Derivatives

  • N. baradh “steep” ✧ Ety/BARÁD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶barádā > barada[baradā] > [barada]✧ Ety/BARÁD
Old Noldorin [Ety/BARÁD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bradil

feminine name. Varda

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. Varda “Lofty, Sublime” ✧ Ety/BARÁD

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶b’radil- ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ√BARAD “*lofty, noble” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BAR

Derivatives

  • N. Bredhil “Varda” ✧ Ety/BARÁD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶b’radil- > Bradil[bradilǝ] > [bradil]✧ Ety/BARÁD
Old Noldorin [Ety/BARÁD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tōra

adjective. lofty

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tára “lofty, high” ✧ Ety/TĀ

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tārā “lofty” ✧ Ety/TĀ
    • ᴹ√TĀ/TAƷ “high, lofty; noble” ✧ Ety/AYAK; Ety/TĀ

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶tārā > tōra[tārā] > [tāra] > [tǭra]✧ Ety/TĀ

Variations

  • tára ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
Old Noldorin [Ety/TĀ; EtyAC/TĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by