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sir(a)

adverb. hither

Derivations

  • sidā̆ “hither” ✧ VT49/18

Element in

  • Q. úsir “on the contrary” ✧ VT49/18
  • Q. lasir “rather the reverse” ✧ VT49/18

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
sidā̆ > sira[sidā] > [siðā] > [siða] > [sira]✧ VT49/18

Variations

  • sîmen ✧ PE22/147
  • sir ✧ VT49/18
  • sira ✧ VT49/18
  • simen ✧ VT49/33
Quenya [PE22/147; VT49/18; VT49/33] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sir

hither

sir (2), also sira, adv. "hither" (primitive ¤sida, ¤sidā) (VT49:18)

simen

hither

simen adv. "hither" (VT49:33), símen "here" (FS; cf. sinomë in EO). Compare tamen.

simen

adverb. hither