Primitive elvish

der

root. hard, difficult

A root in linguistic notes from 1959 used for the sense “hard, difficult” in Sindarin because other roots like √GUR > S. gor- gained a very negative sense due to collision with the roots √ÑGOR “horror” and √ÑGUR “death” (PE17/154). Tolkien first gave this root as √DIR before switching it to √DER. There is no indication of its use in Quenya, so it is probably a Sindarin-only innovation.

Primitive elvish [PE17/151; PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dērā

adjective. hard, difficult

Primitive elvish [PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ndē̆r

noun. man

Primitive elvish [PE19/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dirnā

adjective. tough

Primitive elvish [PE17/154] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dorno

noun. oak

Primitive elvish [PE19/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

srak

root. hard, difficult