Quenya 

lir-

verb. to sing, to sing, [ᴹQ.] chant

Derivations

  • LIR “sing, warble, sing, warble, [ᴹ√] trill”

Element in

  • Q. á lirë amlírië “sing harder / better / with more vigour or with more vocalic art” ✧ PE17/094; PE17/094
  • ᴺQ. olirië “concert”

liru-

verb. to sing, to sing (gaily)

Derivations

  • liru- “to sing gaily”
    • LIR “sing, warble, sing, warble, [ᴹ√] trill”

téma

row, series, line

téma noun "row, series, line" (pl. témar attested) (TEÑ, Appendix E)

Sindarin 

lîr

noun. row, range

Sindarin [Ety/369, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

row

(i dî, o thî) (line), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thî), coll. pl. tíath;

row

(i dî, o thî) (line), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thî), coll. pl. tíath;

anc

row of teeth

(jaw), pl. ainc, coll. pl. angath.

Noldorin 

lhîr

noun. row, range

Noldorin [Ety/369, X/LH] Group: SINDICT. Published by

lhîr

noun. row

Derivations

  • On. līre “row, range” ✧ Ety/LIR²
    • ᴹ√LIR “*row” ✧ Ety/LIR²

Element in

  • N. oeglir “range of mountain peaks” ✧ Ety/LIR²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. līre > lhîr[līre] > [līr] > [l̥īr]✧ Ety/LIR²

Variations

  • lhîr ✧ Ety/LIR²
Noldorin [Ety/LIR²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

glin-

verb. to sing

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIN “sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLIN > glin-[glin-]✧ Ety/GLIN
Noldorin [Ety/GLIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

lin-

verb. to sing

Cognates

  • N. glin- “to sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIN “sing” ✧ Ety/GLIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLIN > lin-[glin-] > [ɣlin-] > [lin-]✧ Ety/GLIN

Variations

  • lin- ✧ Ety/GLIN (lin-)

Old Noldorin 

līre

noun. row, range

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LIR “*row” ✧ Ety/LIR²

Derivatives

  • N. lhîr “row” ✧ Ety/LIR²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LIR² > līre[līre]✧ Ety/LIR²

Variations

  • líre ✧ EtyAC/LIR²
Old Noldorin [Ety/LIR²; EtyAC/LIR²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

lir-

verb. to sing

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIÐI “sing” ✧ LT1A/Lindelos

Element in

  • G. lillir “a song, lullaby” ✧ GL/54
Gnomish [GL/39; GL/54; LT1A/Lindelos] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

gol-

verb. to sing

Early Noldorin [PE13/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

liri-

verb. to sing

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIÐI “sing” ✧ QL/054

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LIŘI > liri-[liði-] > [lizi-] > [liri-]✧ QL/054
ᴱ√LIŘI > linde[linðe-] > [linde-]✧ QL/054
Early Quenya [QL/054; VT40/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by