Sindarin 

cathrae

noun. tressure, net for combining the hair

Sindarin [VT/42:12] Group: SINDICT. Published by

cathrae

noun. tressure, *headdress

A noun for “tressure” in notes from the late 1960s derived from ✶cas-raya = √KAS “head” + √RAY “net, lace” (VT42/12). Given this word’s etymology, Tolkien was probably using “tressure” with its Middle English sense = “headdress”.

Cognates

  • Q. carrëa “tressure, tressure, *headdress” ✧ PE22/159; VT42/12

Derivations

  • kasraya “a tressure” ✧ PE22/159; VT42/12

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
karrai > ...rāye > ...raiya > cathrae[kasraja] > [kasraia] > [kasrai] > [kasrae] > [kaθrae]✧ PE22/159
cas-raya > cathrae[kasraja] > [kasraia] > [kasrai] > [kasrae] > [kaθrae]✧ VT42/12
Sindarin [PE22/159; VT42/12] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cathrae

tressure

cathrae (i gathrae, o chathrae) (hairnet). No distinct pl. form except with article (i chathrae). (VT42:12))

cathrae

tressure

(i gathrae, o chathrae) (hairnet). No distinct pl. form except with article (i chathrae). (VT42:12))