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Middle Primitive Elvish

gyer

root. *old, worn out (of things)

An unglossed root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. yerna “old, worn” and N. gern “worn, old (of things)” (Ety/GYER), and thus probably having a similar meaning.

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶gyernā “old, worn, decrepit (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER
    • ᴹQ. yerna “old, worn” ✧ Ety/GYER
    • N. gern “worn, old, decrepit (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER
  • ᴹQ. yerya- “to wear (out), get old” ✧ Ety/GYER

Element in

  • N. gern “worn, old, decrepit (of things)” ✧ Ety/YA
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GYER; Ety/YA] Group: Eldamo. Published by