aica

sharp

aica (1) ("k") adj. "sharp" _(AYAK) or "fell, terrible, dire" (PM:347; according to PM:363 seldom applied to evil things)_. In Aicanáro, q.v.

aica

broad, vast

aica (2) ("k") adj. "broad, vast" (LT2:338 - this early "Qenya" form is probably obsoleted by # 1 above)

aica

adjective. fell, terrible, dire, fell, terrible, dire; [ᴹQ.] sharp

Cognates

• S. goeol “*fell, terrible, dire” ✧ PM/363

Derivations

• ✶gayakā “*fell, terrible, dire” ✧ PM/363
  • √GAY(AR) “awe, dread; astound, make aghast; sea” ✧ PM/363

Element in

• Q. Aicanáro “Fell Fire; Sharp Flame”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶gayakā > aika	[gajakā] > [gajkā] > [gaikā] > [ɣaikā] > [aikā] > [aika]	✧ PM/363

Variations

• aika ✧ PM/347; PM/363; PM/363

laica

keen, sharp, acute, piercing

laica (2) ("k")adj."keen, sharp, acute, piercing" _(LAIK, LT2:337 in the Etymologies as printed in LR, the final vowel is misread as -_e instead of -a, VT45:25). Possibly obsoleted by #1 above. Compare aica #1.

maica

sharp, piercing

maica (1) ("k")adj. "sharp, piercing" (SA:maeg), cf. hendumaica and the noun maica below.

ecya

sharp

#ecya adj. "sharp" in Ecyanáro ("k") "Sharp Flame", masc. name, Sindarin Aegnor(VT41:14, 19). The Quenya form of Aegnor is elsewhere given as Aicanáro instead.

nerca

sharp, angular

nerca adj. "sharp, angular" (PE17:55), variant nexa (reading uncertain).

nexa

sharp, angular

nexa adj. "sharp, angular" (PE17:55; the editor indicates that the reading is uncertain, so the variant nerca may be preferred.)