tíro

verb. imp

_ v. imp. _look. >> tíria, tirith

tir-

verb. to look (towards), watch (over), guard, to look (towards), watch (over), guard; [G.] to look (out) for, watch for, await, expect

Derivations

• √TIR “watch (over), look at, observe, gaze at, watch (over), look at, observe, gaze at; [ᴹ√] guard” ✧ Let/427

Element in

• S. amdir “hope [based on reason], (lit.) looking up, hope [based on reason], *expectation, (lit.) looking up” ✧ MR/320
• S. a tiro nin, Fanuilos “o guard me, Elbereth” ✧ LotR/0729; PE17/095; RGEO/64
• S. ethir “spy”
• S. Gwahaedir “?Far Watcher”
• S. Talath Dirnen “Guarded Plain” ✧ S/168
• S. tirnen “guarded” ✧ S/168

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√TIR > tĭro	[tir-]	✧ Let/427

cuio

verb. imp

v. imp. live. Cuio i Pheriain anann 'May the Halflings live long'.

edro

verb. imp

v. imp. of edra-open. annon edhellen edro hi ammen! 'Elvish gate open now for us'. >> edra-

lasto

imp

v. imp. of lasta-give ear, listen. fennas nogothrim lasto beth lammen 'doorway of the Dwarf-folk listen to the words of my tongue'. >> lasta-

minno

verb. imp

v. imp. of minna- enter. Pedo mellon a minno! 'Say friend and enter'. >> minna-

avgaro

prefix. imp

pref. & v. imp. do not do it!

eglerio

verb. imp

v. imp. glorify.

pedo

verb. imp

v. imp. of ped- say. Pedo mellon a minno! 'Say friend and enter'. >> ped-