gwaur (dirty), lenited waur, pl. goer.
Quenya
vára
soiled, dirty
Sindarin
gwaur
soiled
gwaur
soiled
(dirty), lenited ’waur, pl. goer.
Noldorin
gwaur
adjective. soiled, dirty
gwaur
adjective. soiled, dirty
Cognates
- ᴹQ. vára “soiled, dirty” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources On. wóra > gwaur [wǭra] > [woura] > [gwoura] > [gwaura] > [gwaur] ✧ Ety/WAƷ
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Qenya
vára
adjective. soiled, dirty
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- ᴺQ. váravalmë “scandal”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶waʒrā > vára [waɣrā] > [wārā] > [wāra] > [vāra] ✧ Ety/WAƷ
Doriathrin
gôr
adjective. soiled, dirty
An adjective meaning “soiled, dirty” derived from primitive ᴹ✶waʒrā [waɣrā] (Ety/WAƷ). This word underwent quite a few phonetic developments, as indicated below and as described by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/gôr).
Cognates
- ᴹQ. vára “soiled, dirty” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶waʒrā > gôr [waɣrā] > [wārā] > [wāra] > [wōra] > [gwōra] > [gōra] > [gōr] ✧ Ety/WAƷ
Old Noldorin
wōra
adjective. soiled, dirty
Cognates
- ᴹQ. vára “soiled, dirty” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
Derivations
Derivatives
- N. gwaur “soiled, dirty” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶waʒrā > wóra [waɣrā] > [wārā] > [wāra] > [wǭra] ✧ Ety/WAƷ Variations
- wóra ✧ Ety/WAƷ
Middle Primitive Elvish
waʒrā
adjective. soiled, dirty
Derivations
- ᴹ√WAƷ “stain, soil” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
Derivatives
vára adj. "soiled, dirty" (WA3)