aira

old

aira (3) adj. "old" (MC:214; this is "Qenya")

enwina

old

enwina adj. "old" (Markirya)

enwina

adjective. old

Element in

• Q. enwina lúmë “the old darkness” ✧ MC/222

yerna

old, worn

yerna adj. "old, worn" (GYER)

yára

adjective. old, ancient, old, ancient, [ᴹQ.] belonging to or descending from former times

Cognates

• S. iaur “old, old; [N.] ancient, olden” ✧ RC/579

Derivations

• √YA “*there, over there; (of time) back, ago, [ᴹ√] there, over there; (of time) back, ago”

Element in

• ᴺQ. amyára “elder”
• ᴺQ. anyára “elder, *senior”
• Q. Elainen tárin Periandion ar meldenya anyáran “*to Elaine, queen of Hobbits and my very old friend” ✧ VT49/40
• Q. Yáranoldorin “Ancient Noldorin” ✧ PE18/076
• ᴺQ. yáraquetta “archaism, archaic word”
• ᴺQ. yarië “antiquity”

Variations

• Yára ✧ PE18/076 (Yára)
• yāra ✧ RC/579

linyenwa

old, having many years

linyenwa adj. "old, having many years" (YEN)

yára

ancient, belonging to or descending from former times

yára adj. "ancient, belonging to or descending from former times" (YA); evidently it can also simply mean "old", since Tolkien used the intensive/superlative form #anyára to describe Elaine Griffiths as his "oldest" or "very old" friend in a book dedication (see an-).

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. older, former

iaur

adjective. ancient, old, original

thalos

place name. Torrent

One of the seven streams from which Ossiriand got its name (S/123), and is simply thalos “torrent” used as a name (Ety/STAL). Given the river’s location in Ossiriand, this name might be Nandorin instead.

Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies from the 1930s, the name Thalos was designated Ilkorin, with the derivation given above (Ety/STAL). Like many of the river names in Ossiriand, Tolkien did not give a new etymology of the name after he abandoned the Ilkorin language.

Elements

Word	Gloss
thalos	“torrent”

iphant

adjective. aged, having lived long, old (with no connotation of weakness)

iaur

ancient

iaur (in compounds ior-, iar-) (old, former), pl. ioer

iaur

ancient

(in compounds ior-, iar-) (old, former), pl. ioer

iaur

old

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

iaur

old

(ior-, iar-) (ancient, former), pl. ioer. Compare

oll

torrent

1) oll (mountain steam), pl. yll. (The source also cites the archaic form old.) 2) thorod, pl. theryd (archaic thöryd).

oll

torrent

(mountain steam), pl. yll. (The source also cites the archaic form old.)

oll

mountain stream

oll (torrent), pl. yll. (The source also cites the archaic form old.)

oll

mountain stream

oll (torrent), pl. yll. (The source also cites the archaic form old.)

oll

mountain stream

(torrent), pl. yll. (The source also cites the archaic form old.)

brûn

elder, eldest

(long endured, long established, long in use), lenited vrûn, pl. bruin. Cf. also

thorod

torrent

pl. theryd (archaic thöryd).

ioras

l7HiD noun. oldness, old age

A theoretical abstract noun from the adj. iaur "old" (cp. hand > hannas).

gern

worn

gern (old, of things), lenited ern, pl. girn

gern

worn

(old, of things), lenited ’ern, pl. girn

iphant

aged

iphant (long-lived, litearally ”year-full”), 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.

iphant

aged

(long-lived, litearally ”year-full”), 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.

thalos Speculative

noun. torrent

Element in

• S. Thalos “Torrent”

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.

old

noun. torrent, mountain-stream

oll

noun. torrent, mountain-stream

thórod

noun. torrent

thórod

noun. torrent

Derivations

• ᴹ√THOR(ON) “come swooping down” ✧ Ety/THOR

Element in

• S. Brilthor “Glittering Torrent”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√THOR > thôrod	[tʰoroto] > [θoroto] > [θorot] > [θorod]	✧ Ety/THOR

Variations

• thôrod ✧ Ety/THOR

iaur

adjective. older, former

brûn

adjective. old (has long endured)

Derivations

• On. brūna “that has long endured, old” ✧ Ety/BORÓN
  • ᴹ✶b’rōnā ✧ Ety/BORÓN
  • ᴹ√BOR(ON) “endure” ✧ Ety/BORÓN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. brūna > brûn	[brūna] > [brūn]	✧ Ety/BORÓN

iaur

adjective. ancient, old, original

gern

adjective. worn, old, decrepit (of things)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. yerna “old, worn” ✧ Ety/GYER

Derivations

• ᴹ✶gyernā “old, worn, decrepit (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER
  • ᴹ√GYER “*old, worn out (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶gyernā > gern	[gjernā] > [gernā] > [gerna] > [gern]	✧ Ety/GYER

Variations

• gem ✧ EtyAC/YA

gern

adjective. worn, old, decripit (used of things only)

brûn

adjective. old, that has long endured, or been established, or in use

ifant

adjective. aged, having lived long, old (with no connotation of weakness)

ingem

adjective. old (of person, in mortal sense: decripit, suffering from old age)

New word coined by the Elves after meeting with Men