Quenya 

Naira

dreadful, horrible, unendurable

naira (3) adj. "dreadful, horrible, unendurable" (PE17:151)

Sindarin 

daer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, ghastly.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < DAY, NDAY dreadful, abominable, detestable. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

naer

adjective. dreadful

_ adj. _dreadful, horrible, unendurable. Q. naira.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:151] < NAY cause bitter pain or grief. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

goeol

adjective. dreadful, terrifying

Sindarin [PM/363] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gaer

dreadful

1) gaer (awful, fearful; holy); lenited aear; no distinct pl. form. Note: homophones mean "reddish, copper-coloured, ruddy" and also "sea". 2) naer (lamentable, woeful, sad); no distinct pl. form.

gaer

dreadful

(awful, fearful; holy); lenited ’aear; no distinct pl. form. Note: homophones mean "reddish, copper-coloured, ruddy" and also "sea".

naer

dreadful

(lamentable, woeful, sad); no distinct pl. form.

Noldorin 

gaer

adjective. dreadful

Noldorin [Ety/358] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gaer

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

  • On. gērrha “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • ᴹ✶gaisrā “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • ᴹ√GAYAS “fear” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. gērrha > gaer[gę̄rra] > [gę̄rr] > [gaerr] > [gaer]✧ Ety/GÁYAS
Noldorin [Ety/GÁYAS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gorgor

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

  • ÑGOR “dread, terror, fear, horror”

Element in

Variations

  • Gorgor ✧ WR/122

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Old Noldorin 

gērrha

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶gaisrā “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • ᴹ√GAYAS “fear” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Derivatives

  • N. gaer “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶gaisrā > gǣsra > gērrha[gaisrā] > [gaisra] > [gę̄sra] > [gę̄rra]✧ Ety/GÁYAS
Old Noldorin [Ety/GÁYAS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

gaisrā

adjective. dreadful

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GAYAS “fear” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS

Derivatives

  • On. gērrha “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • N. gaer “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/GÁYAS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

varkima

adjective. dreadful

Cognates

Early Quenya [QL/102] Group: Eldamo. Published by