fir- vb. "die, fade" (cf. fifíru-); aorist (?) fírë "expire"; augmentless perfect fírië, translated "she has breathed forth"(but no explicit element meaning "she" seems to be present) (MR:250, 470, VT43:34)
Quenya
fifíru-
slowly fade away
fifíru-
verb. to slowly fade away
Element in
- Q. cálë fifírula “the light fading” ✧ MC/222
fir-
die, fade
qual-
verb. die
fifíru- vb.; this is evidently the frequentative (see sisíla-) form of fir-; according to MC:223 it means "slowly fade away"; participle fifírula in Markirya (translated "fading")