eressëa

lonely

eressëa adj. "lonely" (ERE, LT1:269), "solitary" (cf. Letters:386). Eressëa place-name "Lonely (One)", often used by itself for Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Isle (Silm) or Solitary Isle (Letters:386, footnote)

eressëa

adjective. lonely

Element in

• Q. Eressëa “Lonely (Isle)”
• Q. Tol Eressëa “Lonely Isle”

Variations

• erEssëa ✧ LotR/1116

eressëa

place name. Lonely (Isle)

Sometimes used as a short name for the Lonely Isle (S/50), more properly Tol Eressëa.

Cognates

• S. Eressai

Element in

• Q. Tol Eressëa “Lonely Isle” ✧ PMI/Eressëa

Elements

Word	Gloss
eressëa	“lonely”

Variations

• Eressea ✧ Let/386

eressai

place name. Eressai

A Sindarin name for Tol Eressëa appearing on the so-called “Turin’s Wrapper” (VT50/19). As suggested by Carl Hostetter, it is a phonetic adaptation of its Quenya name.

Conceptual Development: In Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the equivalent of its Quenya name was G. Tol Erethrin (GL/28, 71), while in The Etymologies from the 1930s it was N. Toll-ereb (Ety/TOL²), both translations of the Quenya name rather than adapations.

Changes

• Eressea → Eressai ✧ VT50/19

Cognates

• Q. Eressëa “Lonely (Isle)”

Element in

• S. ar in Ellath epholar eno vi Eressai “*and the Elves (?remember) still in Eressëa” ✧ VT50/19; VT50/19

Variations

• Eressea ✧ VT50/19 (Eressea)

air

adjective. lonely

Derivations

• ✶eryā “isolated, lonely” ✧ PE17/028; VT50/18
  • √ER “one, single, alone, one, single, alone; [ᴹ√] be alone, deprived; [ᴱ√] remain alone”

Element in

• S. i glinn hen agorer Edain mi Velerian, ach hí in Ellath îr ed epholar “*this song Men made in Beleriand, but now the Elves alone (?remember) it” ✧ VT50/18

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶eryā > eir > air	[erjā] > [erja] > [eria] > [eri] > [eir] > [air]	✧ PE17/028
✶eryā > erı̯a > erı̯ > irı̯ > îr	[erja] > [erja] > [eria] > [eri] > [iri] > [ir] > [īr]	✧ VT50/18

Variations

• îr ✧ VT50/18; VT50/18

ereb

lonely

ereb (isolated), pl. erib

ereb

lonely

(isolated), pl. erib