crann

adjective. ruddy (of face)

crann

noun/adjective. ruddy (of face); face, blush, the cheeks, ruddy (of face); blush, the cheeks, face

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “ruddy (of face)” derived from primitive {ᴹ✶k’randā >>} ᴹ✶k’rannā under the root ᴹ√KARAN “red” (Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN). Tolkien said it could also be used as a noun meaning “face, blush, the cheeks”, much like Old English rudu (Ety/KARÁN). In this document, it was an element in the name N. Cranthir “Ruddy-face”, which in later writings became Caranthir “Red Face” (MR/128; PM/353; VT41/10). However, I think crann remains viable as a Neo-Sindarin adjective and noun; as a noun I’d use it primarily to refer to the cheeks, using thîr for the face as a whole.

Changes

• crann → crann “brown; outage” ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Derivations

• ᴹ✶k’rannā “ruddy (of face)” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN
  • ᴹ√KARAN “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Element in

• N. Cranthir “Ruddy-face” ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶k’rannā > crann	[karánnā] > [kranna] > [kranna] > [krann]	✧ Ety/KARÁN
ᴹ✶k’randā > crand > crann	[karándā] > [krandā] > [kranda] > [krand] > [krann]	✧ EtyAC/KARÁN

caran

adjective. red

caran

adjective. red

Changes

• caran → caran “red, blush, red (?part) of face” ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Cognates

• ᴹQ. karne “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN

Derivations

• ᴹ✶karani “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN
  • ᴹ√KARAN “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Element in

• N. Caradras “Redhorn”
• N. Rhascaron “Redhorn”
• N. Carnbeleg “Ruddyhorn”
• N. Bliscarn
• N. Caron-dûn “Red Valley” ✧ RS/419
• N. Rathcarn “Red Way”
• N. Cris-caron “Red Pass” ✧ RS/419

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶karani > caran	[karani] > [karane] > [karan]	✧ Ety/KARÁN
ᴹ✶karani > cern	[karani] > [karni] > [kerni] > [kern]	✧ EtyAC/KARÁN

Variations

• cern ✧ EtyAC/KARÁN (cern)
• Caron ✧ RS/419
• caron ✧ RS/419

caron

adjective. red

gruin

adjective. ruddy

gruin

adjective. ruddy

Cognates

• ᴹQ. roina “ruddy” ✧ Ety/ROY²

Derivations

• ᴹ√ROY “ruddy, red” ✧ Ety/ROY²

Element in

• N. Dunruin “Red Valley”
• N. Ruinnel “Redway”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GROJ > gruin	[grojna] > [groina] > [gruina] > [gruin]	✧ Ety/ROY²

naru

adjective. red

naru

adjective. red, [fiery] red

Derivations

• ᴹ✶narwā “fiery red” ✧ Ety/NAR¹
  • ᴹ√NAR “flame, fire” ✧ Ety/NAR¹

Element in

• N. Narodûm “Red Valley”
• N. Narosîr “Redway”
• N. Nerwing “Red Foaming Waters” ✧ Ety/NAR¹

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶narwā > narw > naru	[narwā] > [narwa] > [narw] > [naru]	✧ Ety/NAR¹

narw

adjective. red

coll

adjective. (golden) red

goer

adjective. red, copper-coloured, ruddy