lutta- vb. "flow, float" (LT1:249)
Quenya
sir-
flow
sir-
verb. flow
sirya
verb. flow
lutta-
flow, float
lutu-
flow, float
lutu- vb. "flow, float" (LT1:249)
Sindarin
rib-
verb. to flow like a (torrent ?)
The reading of the gloss is uncertain
siria
flow
(vb.) siria- (i hiria, i siriar).
siria
flow
(i hiria, i siriar).
rimma
flow like a torrent
(i rimma, idh rimmar)
Primitive elvish
sir
root. flow
The root √SIR and similar roots meant “flow” for most of Tolkien’s life. The earliest form of this root was ᴱ√SIŘI [SIÐI] “flow” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s with variant sini and derived forms like ᴱQ. sindi “river” and ᴱQ. síre “stream” (QL/84). The latter word became “river” in Tolkien’s later writings, and words appearing in the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon like G. sîr “river” and G. siriol “flowing” (GL/67-68) rather than ✱✱sidh- indicate Tolkien very early revised the root to ✱ᴱ√SIRI. Indeed, the root was ᴹ√SIR “flow” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, and the root appeared with this form and essential meaning several times in Tolkien’s later writings (PE22/127, 135).
Derivatives
Element in
Variations
- sir- ✧ SA/sîr
Noldorin
siria-
verb. to flow
rhib-
verb. to flow like a (torrent ?)
The reading of the gloss is uncertain
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Old Noldorin
sirya-
verb. flow
Cognates
- ᴹQ. sir- “to flow” ✧ Ety/SIR
Derivations
- ᴹ√SIR “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR
Derivatives
- N. siria- “to flow” ✧ Ety/SIR
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√SIR > sirya- [sirja] ✧ Ety/SIR
Middle Primitive Elvish
sir
root. flow
Derivatives
Element in
- ᴹ✶etsiri “mouth of a river” ✧ Ety/ET
Variations
- SIRI ✧ PE22/127 (SIRI)
Early Primitive Elvish
sini
root. pale blue‽
Derivatives
siði
root. flow
Derivatives
Element in
Variations
- SIRI ✧ LT1A/Sirion
- SIŘI ✧ QL/084
- sini ✧ QL/084
siři
root. flow
nene
root. flow
Derivatives
Variations
- nen ✧ GL/60
- nēn- ✧ QL/066
Early Quenya
siri-
verb. flow
Derivations
- ᴱ√SIÐI “flow” ✧ QL/084
Element in
- Eq. san sirilla ter i·aldar “*at that time following through the trees” ✧ VT40/08
- Eq. sírima “liquid, flowing” ✧ QL/084
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√SIŘI > siri- [siði-] > [sizi-] > [siri-] ✧ QL/084
sir- (1) vb. "flow" (SIR)