A rejected verb for “grow” or “make grow” in The Etymologies of the 1930s based on the root ᴹ√GAL “grow, thrive” (EtyAC/GAL², GAL(AS)).
Qenya
alta
adjective. large, great in size
alta-
verb. to (make) grow
alat-
prefix. large, great in size
faire
noun. radiance
úra
adjective. large
A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√ÁLAT “large, great in size”, so probably of similar meaning (Ety/ÁLAT). It had a prefixal form alat- as in ᴹQ. Alataire “Great Sea”, a name appearing in The Etymologies and nowhere else.