daer

adjective. great, large

A word for “great” appearing in various names like Lond Daer (UT/263), Athrad Dhaer “Great Ford” (WJ/338), or Duin Dhaer “Great Ford” (WJ/191). In many of these names, Tolkien vacillated between Daer and Dhaer as the mutated form, indicating vacillation between Taer and Daer as the unmutated form. The clearest representation of this word appears in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from the late 1960s, where Tolkien said the name Daeron was based on S. daer “large, great”, whose primitive form was ✶daira based on the root √DAY (VT42/11).

Conceptual Development: A likely precursor is N. daur “great, large” from The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶daʒrā under the root ᴹ√DAƷ “great”, though this entry was rejected (EtyAC/DAƷ).

daer

adjective. dreadful, abominable, detestable

daer

adjective. great

daer

noun. bridegroom

daer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, ghastly.

dae-

prefix. dreadful, abominable, detestable

naer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, unendurable. Q. naira.

lond daer

place name. Great Haven

Númenorean harbor at the mouth of the river Gwathló, translated “Great Haven” (UT/263), a combination of lond “haven” and daer “great”.

lond daer enedh

place name. Great Middle Haven

A longer name for Lond Daer, translated “Great Middle Haven” (UT/264), a combination of lond “haven”, daer “great” and enedh “middle”.

Lond Daer

noun. great haven

lond (“entrance to harbour, land-locked haven”), daer (“great”) #Dh could revert to d, assimilated by the preceding d.

daer

bridegroom

daer (i naer, o ndaer), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndaer). Note: a homophone means "great, large", but has different mutations.

daer

great

daer (large), lenited dhaer, no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "bridegroom", but has a different lenited form.

daer

large

daer (great), lenited dhaer, no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "bridegroom", but has a different lenited form.

daer

bridegroom

(i naer, o ndaer), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndaer). Note: a homophone means "great, large", but has different mutations.

daer

noun. bridegroom

daer

great

(large), lenited dhaer, no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "bridegroom", but has a different lenited form.

daer

large

(great), lenited dhaer, no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means "bridegroom", but has a different lenited form.

dae

great

(lenited nae, no distinct pl. form). Isolated from daedhelos "great fear". Note: Homophones mean "shadow, shade" and also "very, exceedingly".

#dae

great

#dae (lenited nae, no distinct pl. form). Isolated from daedhelos "great fear". Note: Homophones mean "shadow, shade" and also "very, exceedingly".

gaer

dreadful

1. gaer (awful, fearful; holy); lenited aear; no distinct pl. form. Note: homophones mean "reddish, copper-coloured, ruddy" and also "sea". 2) naer (lamentable, woeful, sad); no distinct pl. form.

gaer

dreadful

(awful, fearful; holy); lenited ’aear; no distinct pl. form. Note: homophones mean "reddish, copper-coloured, ruddy" and also "sea".

naer

dreadful

(lamentable, woeful, sad); no distinct pl. form.

athrad dhaer

place name. Great Ford

A proposed replacement for Sarn Athrad, translated “Great Ford” (WJ/338) and also appearing as Athrad Daer (WJ/335). It is a combination of athrad “ford” and the adjective daer “great”. Since an adjective is usually lenited in this position, this makes Athrad Dhaer more likely to be the correct form.

duin dhaer

place name. Duin Dhaer

Another name for the river Gelion, appearing as both lenited and unlenited forms Duin Dhaer and Duin Daer (WJ/191, 336). This name is a compound of duin “river” and the adjective daer “great”.

beleg

adjective. great, mighty

beleg

adjective. large

adj. large, great. Q. melek-.

beleg

adjective. large

adj. large, great, big. . This gloss was rejected.

goeol

adjective. dreadful, terrifying

iaun

adjective. large

adj. large, extensive, wide, vast, huge. Q. yāna-. >> -ion

beleg

great

beleg (mighty), lenited veleg, pl. belig

beleg

great

(mighty), lenited veleg, pl. belig

duin

large river

(i dhuin), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nuin), coll. pl. duinath (Names:179, PM:54)