crist (i grist, o christ) (sword), no distinct pl. form except with article (i christ)
Sindarin
Dailir
Dailir
crist
noun. cleaver, cleaver; [N.] sword; [G.] knife; slash, slice
crist
cleaver
crist
cleaver
(i grist, o christ) (sword), no distinct pl. form except with article (i christ)
hâdh
cleaver
†hâdh (i châdh, o châdh, construct hadh, pl. haidh (i chaidh). _(Tolkien_s gloss of the word hâdh was illegible [LR:389 s.v. SYAD], but a compound including hâdh is equated with Quenya Sangahyando ”Throng-cleaver”.)
hâdh
cleaver
(i châdh, o châdh, construct hadh, pl. haidh (i chaidh). *(Tolkien’s gloss of the word hâdh was illegible [LR:389 s.v.*
hâdh
syad
is equated with Quenya Sangahyando ”Throng-cleaver”.)
rist
cleaver
(sword) rist (cutter), no distinct pl. except with article (idh rist). Note: a homophone means ”cleft”.
rist
cleaver
(cutter), no distinct pl. except with article (idh rist). Note: a homophone means ”cleft”.
The name may means *"shadow song". The first element could be Doriathrin dai (cf. Dairon) + lir. Another possibility is "cleaver" - There is a Sindarin verb daila that means "to cleave" and the -ir suffix would create an "agent noun" (such as adding 'r' to 'bite' in English produces 'biter').