daer

noun. bridegroom

daer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, ghastly.

daer

adjective. great

daer

adjective. great, large

Derivations

• ✶daira “large, great” ✧ VT42/11
  • √DAY “*great” ✧ VT42/11

Element in

• S. Athrad Dhaer “Great Ford” ✧ WJ/338
• S. Daeron ✧ VT42/11
• S. Dor Daedeloth “Land of Great Dread; Land of Shadow of Horror”
• S. Dor-na-Daerachas “Land of Great Dread”
• S. Duin Dhaer ✧ WJ/191
• S. Lô Dhaer “Great Fen” ✧ VT42/14
• S. Lond Daer “Great Haven”
• S. Lond Daer Enedh “Great Middle Haven” ✧ UT/264

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶daira > daer	[daira] > [dair] > [daer]	✧ VT42/11

Variations

• Daer ✧ UT/264; WJ/335
• daer ✧ VT42/11

daer

adjective. dreadful, abominable, detestable

Derivations

• √NDAY “dreadful, abominable, detestable” ✧ PE17/151

Element in

• S. dae- “dreadful, abominable, detestable” ✧ PE17/151

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√NDAY > daer	[ndaira] > [daira] > [dair] > [daer]	✧ PE17/151

Variations

• daer ✧ PE17/151

dae

noun. shadow

dae

noun. shadow, shadow (cast by an object or form), [N.] shade

Element in

• S. Daeron ✧ SA/dae
• S. Dor Daedeloth “Land of Great Dread; Land of Shadow of Horror” ✧ SA/dae

dae-

prefix. dreadful, abominable, detestable

Element in

• S. daebeth “blasphemy” ✧ PE17/151
• S. daedelos “horrible fear” ✧ PE17/151

naer

adjective. dreadful

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

beleg

adjective. large

adj. large, great. Q. melek-.

beleg

adjective. large

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

iaun

adjective. large

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

goeol

adjective. dreadful, terrifying

beleg

adjective. great, mighty

guruthos

noun. the shadow of death, death-horror

morchant

noun. shadow (of objects, cast by light), dark shape

daer

large

daer (great), 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.

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

noun. bridegroom

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

great

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

daer

great

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

#dae

great

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

dae

shadow

(i dhae) (shade), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nae).

dae

great

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

daew

shadow

(i dhaew), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndaew) (VT45:8).

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.

duin

large river

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

dúath

dark shadow

(i dhúath) (nightshade), pl. dúaith (i núaith). Compare the Ephel Dúath or ”Mountains of Shadow” forming th outer fence of Mordor, perhaps suggesting that Dúath is also the word used of Sauron as ”the Shadow”.

beleg

great

beleg (mighty), lenited veleg, pl. belig

beleg

great

(mighty), lenited veleg, pl. belig

gwâth

shadow

(i ’wâth; construct gwath) (shade, dim light), pl. gwaith (in gwaith) (UT:261)

morchant

shadow

1) morchant (i vorchant), pl. morchaint (i morchaint). The literal meaning is ”dark shape”, referring to shadows with a recognizable form. 2) dae (i dhae) (shade), no distinct pl. form except with article (i nae). 3) daew (i dhaew), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ndaew) (VT45:8). 4) gwâth (i **wâth; construct gwath) (shade, dim light), pl. gwaith (in gwaith) (UT:261) 5) muil (i vuil) (twilight, dreariness, vagueness), no distinct pl. except with article (i muil**),

morchant

shadow

(i vorchant), pl. morchaint (i morchaint). The literal meaning is ”dark shape”, referring to shadows with a recognizable form.

muil

shadow

(i vuil) (twilight, dreariness, vagueness), no distinct pl. except with article (i muil)