gaer

adjective. dreadful

gaer

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

• On. gērrha “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
  • ᴹ✶gaisrā “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
  • ᴹ√GAYAS “fear” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. gērrha > gaer	[gę̄rra] > [gę̄rr] > [gaerr] > [gaer]	✧ Ety/GÁYAS

aer

noun. sea

goer

adjective. red, copper-coloured, ruddy

goer

adjective. red, copper-coloured, ruddy

Cognates

• ᴹQ. aira “red, copper-coloured, ruddy” ✧ Ety/GAY

Derivations

• ᴹ√GAY “*red, copper-coloured, ruddy” ✧ Ety/GAY; EtyAC/GAIRĀ

Element in

• N. Taragaer “Ruddyhorn”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GAY > gaer > goer	[gajra] > [gaira] > [gair] > [goer]	✧ Ety/GAY
ᴹ√GAIRĀ > gaer	[gairā] > [gaira] > [gair] > [gaer]	✧ EtyAC/GAIRĀ

Variations

• gaer ✧ EtyAC/GAIRĀ (gaer)

oer

noun. sea

oer

noun. sea

Cognates

• ᴹQ. aire “sea” ✧ Ety/AY
• ᴹQ. ear “(open) sea; water” ✧ Ety/AY

Derivations

• ᴹ√AY(AR) “sea” ✧ Ety/AY; Ety/AY; Ety/UY

Element in

• N. Airlond “(?sea-stead)”
• N. Belegoer “Great Sea” ✧ Ety/AY
• N. oeruil “seaweed” ✧ Ety/UY
• N. Oeros “Osse”
• N. Aroeren “Sea-day”
• N. Rhûnaer “Eastern Sea” ✧ TI/307

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ÁYAR > oear	[ajar] > [aiar] > [oear]	✧ Ety/AY
ᴹ√AI̯R > oer	[ajr] > [air] > [oer]	✧ Ety/AY

Variations

• oear ✧ Ety/AY
• aer ✧ TI/307 (aer)

belegoer

place name. Great Sea

Changes

• Belegar → Belegaer ✧ LR/019
• Belegar → Belegaer “Great Sea” ✧ SMI/Belegar

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Alataire “Great Sea” ✧ Ety/ÁLAT; Ety/AY

Elements

Word	Gloss
beleg	“great, large”
oer	“sea”

Variations

• Belegar ✧ LR/014; LR/019; LRI/Belegar; SMI/Belegar
• Belegaer ✧ LR/019; LRI/Belegar

naru

adjective. red

naru

adjective. red, [fiery] red

Derivations

• ᴹ✶narwā “fiery red” ✧ Ety/NAR¹
  • ᴹ√NAR “flame, fire” ✧ Ety/NAR¹

Element in

• N. Narodûm “Red Valley”
• N. Narosîr “Redway”
• N. Nerwing “Red Foaming Waters” ✧ Ety/NAR¹

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶narwā > narw > naru	[narwā] > [narwa] > [narw] > [naru]	✧ Ety/NAR¹

narw

adjective. red

oear

noun. sea

oear

noun. sea

caran

adjective. red

caran

adjective. red

Changes

• caran → caran “red, blush, red (?part) of face” ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Cognates

• ᴹQ. karne “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN

Derivations

• ᴹ✶karani “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN; EtyAC/KARÁN
  • ᴹ√KARAN “red” ✧ Ety/KARÁN

Element in

• N. Caradras “Redhorn”
• N. Rhascaron “Redhorn”
• N. Carnbeleg “Ruddyhorn”
• N. Bliscarn
• N. Caron-dûn “Red Valley” ✧ RS/419
• N. Rathcarn “Red Way”
• N. Cris-caron “Red Pass” ✧ RS/419

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶karani > caran	[karani] > [karane] > [karan]	✧ Ety/KARÁN
ᴹ✶karani > cern	[karani] > [karni] > [kerni] > [kern]	✧ EtyAC/KARÁN

Variations

• cern ✧ EtyAC/KARÁN (cern)
• Caron ✧ RS/419
• caron ✧ RS/419

caron

adjective. red

gruin

adjective. ruddy

gruin

adjective. ruddy

Cognates

• ᴹQ. roina “ruddy” ✧ Ety/ROY²

Derivations

• ᴹ√ROY “ruddy, red” ✧ Ety/ROY²

Element in

• N. Dunruin “Red Valley”
• N. Ruinnel “Redway”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GROJ > gruin	[grojna] > [groina] > [gruina] > [gruin]	✧ Ety/ROY²

gorgor

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

• √ÑGOR “dread, terror, fear, horror”

Element in

• N. Kirith Gorgor “Dreadful Pass” ✧ WR/122

Variations

• Gorgor ✧ WR/122

coll

adjective. (golden) red

crann

adjective. ruddy (of face)