bain

fair

_ adj. _fair, good, blessed, wholesome, favourable, without evil/bad element, not dangerous, evil or hostile. bân or bain << bân pl. bain. >> bân

bain

adjective. beautiful, fair

bain

beautiful

_ adj. _beautiful. Q. vanya.

bain

good

_ adj. _good, wholesome, blessed, fair (esp. of weather). . This gloss was rejected.

bain

wenya

Q. wenya. >> bein. This gloss was rejected.

bain

fair-haired

_ adj. _fair-haired. Q. vanya. . This gloss was rejected.

bain

adjective. fair, beautiful; good, wholesome, favorable; fair-haired, beautiful; good, wholesome, favorable; fair, fair-haired

Cognates

• Q. vaina “blonde, fair of hair” ✧ PE17/155
• Q. vanya “fair, beautiful, unmarred; fair-haired (yellow to golden), fair, beautiful, unmarred; fair-haired (yellow to golden); [ᴱQ.] good (not evil), holy” ✧ PE17/150; PE17/154; PE17/165
• Q. wenya “fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/191

Derivations

• √BAN “beauty (due to lack of fault or blemish); fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/150
• √(G)WAN “pale, fair” ✧ PE17/154
• √GWAY ✧ PE17/154
• ✶banya “beautiful” ✧ PE17/165
  • √BAN “beauty (due to lack of fault or blemish); fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/165
• ✶gwenyā “fair, beautiful” ✧ PE17/191
  • √GWEN “fair, beautiful; (probably originally) fresh, fair, unblemished (especially of beauty of youth)” ✧ PE17/191

Element in

• ᴺS. banath “beauty”
• ᴺS. beinas “beauty”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√BAN > bân	[ban] > [bān]	✧ PE17/150
√GWAN > bain	[gwanja] > [banja] > [bania] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein] > [bain]	✧ PE17/154
√GWAY > baen	[gwain] > [bain] > [baen]	✧ PE17/154
✶banya > bain	[banja] > [bania] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein] > [bain]	✧ PE17/165
✶gwenyā > bein > bain	[gwenjā] > [benjā] > [benja] > [benia] > [beni] > [bein] > [bain]	✧ PE17/191

Variations

• bân ✧ PE17/150
• baen ✧ PE17/155 (baen)

baen

fair-haired

_ adj. _fair-haired. Q. _waina late vaina_ blonde, fair of hair. . This gloss was rejected.

bein

wenya

Q. wenya. >> bain. This gloss was rejected.

bân

adjective. fair

_ adj. _fair, good, wholesome, favourable, not dangerous, evil or hostile. bân or bain << bân pl. bain. >> bain

gwain

adjective. fair

adj. fair. . This gloss was rejected.

gwana

noun/adjective. fair

Changes

• gwain → gwana “fair, general word for Elves” ✧ PE17/140

Derivations

• ✶wanasō ✧ PE17/140

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶wanasō > gwana	[wanasō] > [wanaso] > [wanaho] > [gwanaho] > [gwanah] > [gwana]	✧ PE17/140

Variations

• gwain ✧ PE17/140 (gwain)

gwân

adjective. fair

_ adj. _fair, pale.

lind

adjective. fair

Derivations

• √LIN “sing, make a musical sound, sing, make a musical sound, [ᴱ√] gentle”

Element in

• S. Linhir “Fair Stream” ✧ RC/587

Variations

• lin ✧ RC/587 (lin)

ma

adjective. good

_ adj. _good. Archaic and obsolete except as interjection 'good, excellent, that's right'.

fael

adjective. fair minded, just, generous

maer

good

_ adj. _good.

maer

good

adj. good, proper, excellent. Q. mára good, proper, Q. maira excellent. >> mae-. This gloss was rejected.

bain

fair

bain (beautiful). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.

bain

fair

(beautiful). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.

bain

beautiful

bain (fair). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.

bain

beautiful

(fair). Lenited vain. No distinct pl. form.

maer

good

_(”useful” of things _ not of moral qualities) maer (lenited vaer, no distinct pl. form) (fit, useful). For ”good” as an adjective describing human qualities, the word fael ”fair-minded, just, generous” may be considered.

maer

good

(lenited vaer, no distinct pl. form) (fit, useful). For ”good” as an adjective describing human qualities, the word fael ”fair-minded, just, generous” may be considered.