norta

horrible

norta (ñ) (2) adj. "horrible" _(VT46:4. In Tengwar writing, the initial N would be represented by the letter noldo, not númen.)_

Naira

dreadful, horrible, unendurable

naira (3) adj. "dreadful, horrible, unendurable" (PE17:151)

naira

adjective. dreadful, horrible, unendurable, dreadful, horrible, unendurable, [ᴱQ.] dire, grievous

Cognates

• S. naer “dreadful, horrible, unendurable, dreadful, horrible, unendurable; [N.] lamentable, sad” ✧ PE17/151

Derivations

• √NAY “cause bitter grief or pain, cause bitter grief or pain, [ᴹ√] lament” ✧ PE17/151

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√NAY > naira	[naira]	✧ PE17/151

Variations

• naira ✧ PE17/151

gortheb

adjective. horrible

gorthob

adjective. horrible

Element in

• S. Nan Dungortheb “Valley of Dreadful Death”

Elements

Word	Gloss
goroth	“horror, dread”
-eb	“adjective suffix”

thaur

adjective. abominable, horrible

Cognates

• Q. saura “cruel, evil, vile; stinking, foul; bad, unhealthy, ill, wretched, stinking, foul, [ᴹQ.] evil-smelling, putrid; [Q.] cruel, evil, vile; [Q.] bad, unhealthy, ill, wretched” ✧ PE17/172

Derivations

• √SAW “disgusting, foul, vile; bad, unhealthy, ill, wretched” ✧ PE17/172
• ✶thaurā “detestable, abominable, horrible” ✧ SA/thaur
  • √THAW “cruel; stink” ✧ Let/380
  • √THOW “stink” ✧ PE17/068

Element in

• S. Gorthaur “?Mist of Fear” ✧ SA/thaur

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√SAWA > thaur	[tʰaurā] > [tʰaura] > [θaura] > [θaur]	✧ PE17/172

naer

adjective. dreadful, horrible, unendurable, dreadful, horrible, unendurable; [N.] lamentable, sad

Cognates

• Q. naira “dreadful, horrible, unendurable, dreadful, horrible, unendurable, [ᴱQ.] dire, grievous” ✧ PE17/151

Derivations

• √NAY “cause bitter grief or pain, cause bitter grief or pain, [ᴹ√] lament” ✧ PE17/151

Element in

• S. Cabed Naeramarth “Leap of Dreadful Doom” ✧ S/224
• ᴺS. naeras “sorrow, woe”
• S. naergon “woeful lament”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√NAY > naer	[nairā] > [naira] > [nair] > [naer]	✧ PE17/151

Variations

• Naer ✧ S/224

thaur

adjective. abominable, abhorrent

goeol

adjective. dreadful, terrifying

daer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, ghastly.

naer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, unendurable. Q. naira.

deleb

horrible

1) deleb (abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib. 2) gortheb (lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. *görthib).

deleb

horrible

(abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib.

gortheb

horrible

(lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. ✱görthib).

deleb

abominable

deleb (horrible, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib

deleb

abominable

(horrible, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib

thaur

abominable

thaur (destestable, abhorrent, foul), pl. thoer. Note: a homophone means ”fenced”.

thaur

abominable

(destestable, abhorrent, foul), pl. thoer. Note: a homophone means ”fenced”.

uanui

hideous

uanui (monstrous); no distinct pl. form. Also prefix ul- (ugly) (only found as initial element of names, like Ulwarth).

uanui

hideous

(monstrous); no distinct pl. form. Also prefix ul- (ugly) *(only found as initial element of names, like Ulwarth)*.

thaur

detestable

thaur (abhorrent, abominable, foul), pl. thoer. Note: a homophone means ”fenced”.

thaur

detestable

(abhorrent, abominable, foul), pl. thoer. Note: a homophone means ”fenced”.

gaer

dreadful

1) gaer (awful, fearful; holy); lenited aear; no distinct pl. form. Note: homophones mean "reddish, copper-coloured, ruddy" and also "sea". 2) naer (lamentable, woeful, sad); no distinct pl. form.

gaer

dreadful

(awful, fearful; holy); lenited ’aear; no distinct pl. form. Note: homophones mean "reddish, copper-coloured, ruddy" and also "sea".

naer

dreadful

(lamentable, woeful, sad); no distinct pl. form.

ul

ugly

ul- (hideous) (only found as the initial element of names, like Ulwarth). See HIDEOUS.

ul

ugly

(hideous) *(only found as the initial element of names, like Ulwarth)*. See

ulunn

deformed and hideous creature

(monster), pl. ylynn. *(The archaic form ulund and the later form ulun is cited in LR:396 s.v.*

urkā

adjective. horrible

Derivations

• √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ WJ/389

Derivatives

• S. orch “Orc, Orc, [N.] goblin” ✧ WJ/390
  • Q. orco “Orc” ✧ PE17/047; WJ/390

thaurā

masculine name. detestable, abominable, horrible

Derivations

• √THAW “cruel; stink” ✧ Let/380
  • √THOW “stink” ✧ PE17/068

Derivatives

• S. thaur “abominable, horrible” ✧ SA/thaur

Element in

• ✶Thaurond- ✧ Let/380; SA/thaur

Variations

• θaurā ✧ Let/380
• thaur ✧ SA/thaur

gorgor

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

• √ÑGOR “dread, terror, fear, horror”

Element in

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

Variations

• Gorgor ✧ WR/122

deleb

adjective. horrible, abominable, loathsome

deleb

adjective. horrible, abominable, loathsome

Cognates

• ᴹQ. yelwa “loathsome” ✧ Ety/DYEL

Derivations

• ᴹ√DYEL “feel fear and disgust; abhor” ✧ Ety/DYEL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√DYEL > deleb	[djelekwa] > [djelepa] > [delepa] > [delep] > [deleb]	✧ Ety/DYEL

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