eressë

noun/adverb. (in) solitude, separation, isolation, [ᴹQ.] (in) solitude, separation, isolation; [ᴱQ.] alone, by oneself, singly, only; once

A word for “solitude” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√ERE “be alone, deprived” (Ety/ERE). In Demonstrative, Relative, and Correlative Stems (DRC) from 1948, Tolkien said its literal meaning was “in one (and the same) place” and hence meaning “in isolation, solitude, separation” (PE23/100). On the basis of these glosses, I would assume eressë could be used as either a noun for “solitude, isolation, separation”, or an adverb meaning “in solitude, isolation, separation”. Its continued existence is implied by the ongoing use of its adjectival form eressëa “lonely” (LotR/1116).

Conceptual Development: In the 1910s-20s, ᴱQ. eresse was an adverb meaning “singly, only, alone, by oneself” (PE14/47, 79; QL/36). In one place it was given as a variant of ᴱQ. eru “once” (PE14/51).

eressë

solitude

eressë noun "solitude" (ERE). In early "Qenya", eressë was an adjective or adverb: "singly, only, alone" (LT1:269).

er-

prefix. alone, one

er-

prefix. alone, one

er

alone

(adjectival prefix) er- (one, lone)

er

alone

(one, lone)

erui

alone

erui (first, single). No distinct pl. form. Also eriol (pl. erioel); archaic *eriaul.

erui

alone

(first, single). No distinct pl. form. Also eriol (pl. erioel); archaic ✱eriaul.