The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. uil “seaweed” under the root ᴹ√UY, along with a longer form N. oeruil “seaweed” where the initial element was N. oer “sea” (Ety/UY).
Noldorin
gaer
adjective. dreadful
gaer
adjective. dreadful
aer
noun. sea
goer
adjective. red, copper-coloured, ruddy
goer
adjective. red, copper-coloured, ruddy
oeruil
noun. seaweed
uil
noun. seaweed
belegoer
place name. Great Sea
oeruil
noun. seaweed
caran
adjective. red
caran
adjective. red
caron
adjective. red
coll
adjective. (golden) red
crann
adjective. ruddy (of face)
gorgor
adjective. dreadful
gruin
adjective. ruddy
gruin
adjective. ruddy
naru
adjective. red
naru
adjective. red, [fiery] red
narw
adjective. red
oear
noun. sea
oear
noun. sea
oer
noun. sea
oer
noun. sea
uil
noun. seaweed
The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. uil “seaweed” under the root ᴹ√UY, along with a longer form N. oeruil “seaweed” where the initial element was N. oer “sea” (Ety/UY).
Neo-Sindarin: In Tolkien’s later writings, the word for “sea” was typically gaear (or gaer in compounds), so I would update the longer form to ᴺS. gaeruil for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested in HSD (HSD).