(ior-, iar-) (ancient, former), pl. ioer. Compare
Sindarin
iaur
adjective. old, old; [N.] ancient, olden
Cognates
- Q. yára “old, ancient, old, ancient, [ᴹQ.] belonging to or descending from former times” ✧ RC/579
Derivations
- √YA “*there, over there; (of time) back, ago, [ᴹ√] there, over there; (of time) back, ago”
Element in
- S. Dorgannas Iaur “[Account of the] Shapes of the Lands of Old” ✧ WJ/192
- S. Drúwaith Iaur “Old Púkel-land” ✧ UT/384
- S. einior “elder”
- S. Iant Iaur “Old Bridge” ✧ SA/iaur
- S. Iarwain “Old-young” ✧ SA/iaur
- ᴺS. iorbeth “archaism, archaic word”
- S. Ioreglon
- S. Ioreth “Old Woman” ✧ RC/579
- S. Iorhael “Frodo”
- S. Iorlas
- S. Sennas Iaur “Old Guesthouse” ✧ RC/523
Variations
- Iaur ✧ RC/523; UT/384; WJ/192
iaur
adjective. ancient, old, original
iaur
adjective. older, former
iaur
old
iaur
old
iaur
former
iaur (ior-, iar-) (ancient, old), pl. ioer
iaur
former
(ior-, iar-) (ancient, old), pl. ioer
iaur
ancient
iaur (in compounds ior-, iar-) (old, former), pl. ioer
iaur
ancient
(in compounds ior-, iar-) (old, former), pl. ioer
iarwain
eldest
iarwain (based on Iarwain as a name of Tom Bombadil, perhaps literally ”old-new”).
iarwain
eldest
(based on Iarwain as a name of Tom Bombadil, perhaps literally ”old-new”).
iphant
full of years
(aged, long-lived), pl. iphaint. The spelling used in the source is ”ifant” (LR:400 s.v. YEN), but since the f arises from earlier (n > m +) p via nasal mutation, it should be written ph according to the spelling conventions described in LotR Appendix E.
brûn
elder, eldest
(long endured, long established, long in use), lenited vrûn, pl. bruin. Cf. also
1) iaur (ior-, iar-) (ancient, former), pl. ioer. Compare ELDER, ELDEST, q.v. 2) brûn (long endured, long established, long in use), lenited vrûn, pl. bruin. Cf. also