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Qenya 

yerna

adjective. old, worn

@@@ possibly lyerna if you accepted gy- > dy- > ly-

Cognates

  • N. gern “worn, old, decrepit (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶gyernā “old, worn, decrepit (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER
    • ᴹ√GYER “*old, worn out (of things)” ✧ Ety/GYER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶gyernā > yerna[gjernā] > [ɣjernā] > [jernā] > [jerna]✧ Ety/GYER