New word coined by the Elves after meeting with Men
Noldorin
iaur
adjective. ancient, old, original
iaur
adjective. older, former
iaur
masculine name. Eldest
Element in
- N. Erion “Eldest” ✧ TI/125
Elements
Word Gloss iaur “ancient, old(en)”
iaur
adjective. ancient, old(en)
Cognates
- ᴹQ. yára “old, ancient, belonging to or descending from former times” ✧ Ety/YA
Derivations
- ᴹ√YA “there, over there; (of time) back, ago” ✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ; Ety/YA
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√YA > iaur [jāra] > [jǭra] > [joura] > [jaura] > [jaur] ✧ Ety/YA
erion
masculine name. Eldest
Elements
Word Gloss iaur “ancient, old(en)”
ingem
adjective. old (of person, in mortal sense: decripit, suffering from old age)
brûn
adjective. old, that has long endured, or been established, or in use
Earlier form of S. Iarwain appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, translated “Eldest” and appearing beside N. Iaur (TI/125). It might be a superlative form of iaur “old”; in the Early Noldorin Grammar, the similar suffix -iant was used for the superlative (PE13/125). If the suffix -ion was a Noldorin superlative suffix, perhaps the initial [e] developed due to Noldorin i-affection.