1) caran (lenited garan, pl. cerain). Also carn (lenited garn, pl. cern), 2) coll (scarlet), lenited goll, pl. cyll (VT45:15, 24). Note: homophones mean "hollow" and also "cloak". 3) born (hot), lenited vorn, pl. byrn, 4) (fiery red) naru (analogical pl. nery). The archaic fom narw is also listed (LR:374 s.v. _NAR_1). 5) rhosc (russet, brown), lenited ?throsc or ?rosc (the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhysc. Cf. also
Sindarin
caran
adjective. red
caran
red
caran
adjective. red
Cognates
- Q. carnë “red, scarlet” ✧ PE17/036; SA/caran
Derivations
- ✶karani “red” ✧ VT41/10
Element in
- ᴺS. amosgarn “robin, (lit.) red-breast”
- S. Caradhras “Redhorn”
- S.
caralluin“*red-blue”- S. Caran-rass “Redhorn” ✧ PE17/036; SA/caran
- S. Caranthir “Red-face” ✧ SA/caran; VT41/10
- S. Carcharoth “Red Maw, ?(lit.) Great Red Fang”
- S. Cardolan “?Red Hill Land”
- S. Carn Dûm “?Red Valley”
- S. Carnen “Redwater”
- ᴺS. melingarn “orange, tawny”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶carani- > caran [karani] > [karane] > [karan] ✧ VT41/10
gaer
adjective. red, copper-coloured, ruddy
ruin
adjective. (fiery) red
caran
red
caran
red
(lenited garan, pl. cerain). Also carn (lenited garn, pl. cern)
crann
ruddy
(lenited grann, pl. crain).
born
red
(hot), lenited vorn, pl. byrn
gaer
red, reddish
(copper-coloured, ruddy); lenited ’aear; no distinct pl. form. (This is a suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” goer.) Note: homophones mean "dreadful, awful, fearful; holy" and also "sea".
naru
red
(analogical pl. nery). The archaic fom narw is also listed (LR:374 s.v. NAR1).
coll
red
(scarlet), lenited goll, pl. cyll (VT45:15, 24). Note: homophones mean "hollow" and also "cloak".
rhosc
red
(russet, brown), lenited ?throsc or ?rosc *(the lenition product of rh is uncertain)*, pl. rhysc. Cf. also
_ adj. _red, ruddy. >> Caradhras