Quenya 

farnë

dwelling

#farnë (2) noun "dwelling", in orofarnë (as translated in Letters:224, but in other notes of Tolkiens the word was interpreted "any growing thing or plant", PE17:83)

tára

lofty

tára (1) adj. "lofty". (SA:tar, LT1:264, TĀ/TA3 (AYAK, TÁWAR), VT45:6), "tall, high" (WJ:417). Compare antara. Adverb táro in an early "Qenya" text (VT27:20, 26). The adj. tára is not to be confused with the continuative form of the verb #tar- "stand".

marda

dwelling

marda noun "dwelling" (PE17:107)

Sindarin 

brann

towering

_ adj. _towering, tall and massive. >> brand

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brann

adjective. towering, tall and massive, towering, tall and massive, [N.] high; lofty, noble, fine

brand

towering; tall and massive

1 _ adj. _towering; tall and massive. >> brann

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brand

adjective. towering; tall and massive, towering, tall and massive, [N.] high; lofty, noble, fine

Cognates

  • Q. varanda “sublime” ✧ PE17/023

Derivations

  • BARAT “lofty, high, height combined with strength/size/majesty” ✧ PE17/022
    • BAR “[ᴹ√] raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)”

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
BARAT > brand[barándā] > [branda] > [branda] > [brand]✧ PE17/022

Variations

  • brand ✧ PE17/022; PE17/023; PE17/061
  • brann ✧ PE17/022; PE17/023; PE17/061
Sindarin [PE17/022; PE17/023; PE17/061] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bar

noun. dwelling, home

Sindarin [S/428, WR/379-80, SD/129-31] Group: SINDICT. Published by

bar

noun. inhabited land

Sindarin [S/428, WR/379-80, SD/129-31] Group: SINDICT. Published by

raud

lofty

adj. lofty. Q. rāta. >> arod, taer

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:186] < RAT tower up. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

balch

adjective. fierce

_ adj. _fierce, ferocious. In S. gwal < bal which coalesced in form with BAL 'have power'.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:154] < *_wal-ka _< GWAL be stirred, excited, _etc._. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

taer

lofty

adj. lofty. Q. tāra.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:186] < TAG. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

taer

adjective. lofty, lofty, *high

Cognates

  • Q. tára “lofty, tall, high” ✧ PE17/186; PE17/186

Derivations

  • TĀ/TAƷ “high, high, [ᴹ√] lofty; noble” ✧ PE17/186
  • tagra ✧ PE17/186
    • TĀ/TAƷ “high, high, [ᴹ√] lofty; noble” ✧ PE17/186

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
tagra > taer[taɣra] > [tagra] > [taɣra] > [taira] > [tair] > [taer]✧ PE17/186
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brand

lofty

(high, noble, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind

braig

fierce

braig (wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

braig

fierce

(wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

bâr

dwelling

bâr (house, home, family; land, earth) (i mâr, o mbâr, construct bar), pl. bair (i mbair). Also -bar, -mar at the end of compounds

bâr

dwelling

(house, home, family; land, earth) (i mâr, o mbâr, construct bar), pl. bair (i mbair). Also -bar, -mar at the end of compounds

orchall

lofty

(superior, eminent), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail)

mîn

towering

mîn (lenited vîn; no distinct pl. form) (isolated, first). Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the numeral ”one”.

mîn

towering

(lenited vîn; no distinct pl. form) (isolated, first). Note: homophones include the noun ”peak” and the numeral ”one”.

arth

lofty

1) arth (noble, exalted), pl. erth, 2) brand (high, noble, fine), lenited vrand, pl. braind, 3) orchall (superior, eminent), pl. erchail (for archaic örchail), 4) taur (also tor-, tar- in compounds) (high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.

arth

lofty

(noble, exalted), pl. erth

taur

lofty

(also tor-, tar- in compounds) (high, sublime, noble; vast, masterful, mighty, overwhelming, huge, awful), lenited daur, pl. toer. Note: homophones mean ”king (of a people)” and also ”great wood, forest”.

dôr

dwelling place

(i nôr, construct dor) (land, region), pl. dŷr (i ndŷr) (WJ:413).

gobel

enclosed dwelling

(i ’obel) (walled house or village, ”town”), pl. gebil (i ngebil = i ñebil). Archaic pl. göbil.

grôd

underground dwelling

(i ’rôd, construct grod) (cave, delving, excavation), pl. grŷd (in grŷd) (WJ:414)

rhûd

dwelling underground

(construct rhud, with article ?i thrûd or ?i rûd – *the lenition product of rh- is uncertain) (artificial cave, rockhewn hall, mine), pl. rhuid (?idh ruid) (PM:365)*.

Noldorin 

brann

adjective. lofty, noble, fine

Noldorin [Ety/351, TAI/150, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

brann

adjective. high (in size)

Noldorin [Ety/351, TAI/150, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

brann

adjective. lofty, noble, fine; high

Cognates

  • ᴹT. branda “lofty, noble, fine” ✧ Ety/BARÁD

Derivations

  • On. branda “lofty, noble, fine” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ✶b’randā “lofty, noble, fine” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ√BARAD “*lofty, noble” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
      • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BAR

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. branda > brand > brann[branda] > [brand] > [brann]✧ Ety/BARÁD
Noldorin [Ety/BARÁD; TAI/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

brand

adjective. lofty, noble, fine

Noldorin [Ety/351, TAI/150, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

brand

adjective. high (in size)

Noldorin [Ety/351, TAI/150, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Old Noldorin 

branda

adjective. lofty, noble, fine

Derivations

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

Derivatives

  • N. brann “lofty, noble, fine; high” ✧ Ety/BARÁD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶b’randā > branda[barándā] > [brandā] > [branda]✧ 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
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Middle Primitive Elvish

b’randā

adjective. lofty, noble, fine

Derivations

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

Derivatives

  • On. branda “lofty, noble, fine” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • N. brann “lofty, noble, fine; high” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
  • ᴹT. branda “lofty, noble, fine” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BARÁD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tārā

adjective. lofty

Derivations

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

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. tar- “high; king or queen (in compounds)” ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
  • ᴹQ. tára “lofty, high” ✧ Ety/TĀ; Ety/TÁWAR
  • On. tōra “lofty” ✧ Ety/TĀ

Element in

Variations

  • tāra ✧ Ety/AYAK; Ety/KHIL
  • Tára ✧ Ety/NIK-W
  • tára ✧ EtyAC/AYAK
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/AYAK; Ety/KHIL; Ety/NIK-W; Ety/TĀ; Ety/TÁWAR; EtyAC/AYAK; EtyAC/TĀ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Telerin

branda

adjective. lofty, noble, fine

Cognates

  • N. brann “lofty, noble, fine; high” ✧ Ety/BARÁD

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶b’randā “lofty, noble, fine” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ√BARAD “*lofty, noble” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
    • ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BAR
Middle Telerin [Ety/BARÁD] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

brann

noun. dwelling, hall

Changes

  • u̯randbrand ✧ GL/38

Derivations

Element in

  • G. Gilthavran “Hall of the Moon King” ✧ GL/38; GL/38 (Gilthauran)
  • G. -vran “dwelling” ✧ GL/24

Variations

  • brand ✧ GL/38
  • u̯rand ✧ GL/38 (u̯rand)
Gnomish [GL/24; GL/38] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-vran

suffix. dwelling

A suffixal form of G. brann (GL/24); see S. barthan for discussion.

Cognates

Variations

  • -vron ✧ GL/24

annuir

adjective. lofty

dara

adjective. lofty

Cognates

  • Eq. tára “lofty, high, tall” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári

Derivations

  • ᴱ√DAHA “*high” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári

Element in

  • G. daroth “summit, peak” ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
Gnomish [GL/29; LT1A/Qalmë-Tári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

annor(in)

adjective. lofty

Changes

  • andorannor ✧ GL/19

Derivations

Variations

  • annor ✧ GL/19
  • annorin ✧ GL/19
  • andor ✧ GL/19 (andor)
  • annuir ✧ PE13/110
Gnomish [GL/19; PE13/110] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-vron

suffix. dwelling

grum

adjective. fierce

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RUYU “*fierce”

Variations

  • gruim ✧ GL/42

gruim

adjective. fierce

gwast

noun. dwelling

A noun for “dwelling” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√[[ep|ŋwa[ð]-]] (GL/47).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊWAÐA “tarry, linger” ✧ GL/47

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ŋwa- > gwast[ŋʷaðt] > [ŋgʷaðt] > [gʷaðt] > [gʷaðt]✧ GL/47

Early Noldorin

brann

adjective. fierce

Element in

  • En. branwen “ferocity” ✧ PE13/139
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Early Quenya

orda

adjective. lofty

orwa

adjective. lofty

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ QL/070

Element in

  • Eq. ordie “height, loftiness” ✧ QL/070

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ORO¹ > orwa[orwā] > [orwa]✧ QL/070

Variations

  • orda ✧ QL/070
Early Quenya [QL/070] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tahóra

adjective. lofty

Changes

  • dahóratahóra “lofty” ✧ PE12/021

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶taχsođa “seated high” ✧ PE12/021
    • ᴱ√DAHA “*high”
  • ᴱ√DAHA “*high” ✧ QL/087

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶taχ-sṓđā́ > tahóra[taxsōðā] > [taxsōða] > [taxsōza] > [taxsōra] > [tahōra]✧ PE12/021
ᴱ√TAHA > tahōra[taxsōðā] > [taxsōða] > [taxsōza] > [taxsōra] > [tahōra]✧ QL/087

Variations

  • dahóra ✧ PE12/021 (dahóra)
  • tahōra ✧ PME/088; QL/087 (tahōra)
  • tayóra ✧ QL/087
Early Quenya [PE12/021; PME/088; QL/087] Group: Eldamo. Published by