Noldorin 

bertha-

verb. to dare

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. verya- “to dare” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • On. bertha- “to be bold” ✧ Ety/BER
    • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Element in

  • ᴺS. berthas “adventure, bold undertaking”
  • ᴺS. berthian “challenge; daring, audacity”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. bértha- > bertho[berθa-]✧ Ety/BER

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Qenya 

verya-

verb. to dare

Cognates

  • On. bertha- “to be bold” ✧ Ety/BER
  • N. bertha- “to dare” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶bérya- “to dare” ✧ Ety/BER
    • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶bérya- > verya-[berja-] > [βerja-] > [verja-]✧ Ety/BER

Middle Primitive Elvish

bérya-

verb. to dare

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. verya- “to dare” ✧ Ety/BER
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BER] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

nolo-

verb. to dare

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NOLO “dare” ✧ QL/067

Element in

  • Eq. noloite “daring” ✧ QL/067

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NOLO > nolo-[nolo-]✧ QL/067
Early Quenya [QL/067] Group: Eldamo. Published by