Quenya 

canya

bold

canya (1) ("k")adj. "bold" (KAN).

Sindarin 

beren

masculine name. Bold

Hero of Beleriand and love of Lúthien who wrested a Silmaril from the crown of Morgoth (S/162). His name is simply [N.] beren “bold” used as a name.

Conceptual Development: The name G. Beren dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, though in the earliest stories he was a Noldorin Elf instead of a Man (LT2/11). The name N. Beren appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a derivative of ᴹ√BER alongside N. beren “bold” (Ety/BER), which is the source of the derivation given above.

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
beren“bold”
Sindarin [LotRI/Beren; LT1I/Beren; MR/373; MRI/Beren; PMI/Beren; SI/Beren; UTI/Beren; WJI/Beren] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cand

adjective. bold

Element in

  • ᴺS. úgan(n) “gutless, faint-hearted, diffident”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

Noldorin 

beren

masculine name. Bold

Noldorin [Ety/BER; LRI/Beren; RSI/Beren; SDI1/Beren; SMI/Beren; TII/Beren; WRI/Beren] Group: Eldamo. Published by

beren

adjective. bold

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. verya “bold, bold, *brave” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • On. berina “bold, brave” ✧ Ety/BER
    • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. berina > beren[berina] > [berena] > [beren]✧ Ety/BER

Variations

  • beren ✧ Ety/BER

cann

adjective. bold

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. kanya “bold; wise” ✧ Ety/KAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶kandā “bold” ✧ Ety/KAN
    • ᴹ√KAN “dare” ✧ Ety/KAN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶kandā > cann[kandā] > [kanda] > [kand] > [kann]✧ Ety/KAN

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Qenya 

verya

adjective. bold, bold, *brave

Cognates

  • On. berina “bold, brave” ✧ Ety/BER
  • N. beren “bold” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Element in

  • ᴹQ. verie “boldness, boldness, *daring”
  • ᴺQ. veryandë “adventure, undertaking”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√BER > verya[berja] > [βerja] > [verja]✧ Ety/BER
Qenya [Ety/BER; EtyAC/BER] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

berina

adjective. bold, brave

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. verya “bold, bold, *brave” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivatives

  • N. beren “bold” ✧ Ety/BER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√BER > berina[berina]✧ Ety/BER
Old Noldorin [Ety/BER] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

kandā

noun/adjective. bold

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KAN “dare” ✧ Ety/KAN

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. kanda “[unglossed]” ✧ PE19/060; PE19/060
  • N. cann “bold” ✧ Ety/KAN

Variations

  • kándā ✧ PE19/060
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KAN; PE19/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

odrog

noun/adjective. dour, mighty, stout, brave; a brave man

odron

noun/adjective. dour, mighty, stout, brave; a brave man

Changes

  • odronodron “more, greater” ✧ GL/62

Variations

  • odrog ✧ GL/62

Early Quenya

nolwa

adjective. bold, brave

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NOLO “dare” ✧ QL/067

Phonetic Developments

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

nerea

adjective. manly, stout, brave

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “manly”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. ner “man” (QL/65).

Element in

  • Eq. nereaine “stoutness of heart” ✧ QL/065
Early Quenya [QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by