baran

root. russet, brown

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “russet, brown”, with the derived adjectives ᴹQ. varne and N. baran of similar meaning (Ety/BARÁN). The continued appearance of S. baran in later words such as S. Baranduin “Brown River” (LotR/1138) and Berennyr “Brown Lands” (RC/343) indicates its continued validity. However, in The Lord of the Rings appendices Tolkien translated S. baran as “golden brown”, so it seems in later writings Tolkien considered this to be a brighter shade of brown.

Derivatives

• ✶barani “russet, brown”
  • Q. varnë “russet, brown, brown, russet; [ᴹQ.] swart, dark brown” ✧ PE21/81
  • S. baran “brown, golden-brown, brown, golden-brown; [N.] swart, dark brown”
• ᴹQ. varne “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN
• On. barane “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN
  • N. baran “brown, swart, dark brown” ✧ Ety/BARÁN

Variations

• BARÁN ✧ Ety/BARÁN

ruskā

adjective. brown

Derivations

• √RUS “brownish red”

Derivatives

• On. ruska “brown” ✧ Ety/RUSKĀ
  • N. rhosc “russet, brown” ✧ Ety/RUSKĀ

Variations

• RUSKĀ- ✧ Ety/RUSKĀ

smalinā

adjective. yellow

Derivations

• ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Derivatives

• ᴹQ. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
• On. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • N. malen “yellow, yellow, [ᴱN.] yellowish, pale, wan, sickly” ✧ Ety/SMAL

smal

root. yellow

Derivatives

• ᴹ✶asmalē “yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹQ. ambale “yellow bird, yellow hammer” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • On. ammale “yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’” ✧ Ety/SMAL
• ᴹ✶asmalindē “yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • On. ammalinde “yellow bird, ‘yellow hammer’” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • N. emlin “yellow bird, yellow hammer” ✧ Ety/SMAL
• ᴹ✶smaldā “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR; Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹQ. malta “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
  • On. malda “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
  • N. malt “gold (as metal)” ✧ EtyAC/SMAL; Ety/SMAL
• ᴹ✶smalinā “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹQ. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • On. malina “yellow” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • N. malen “yellow, yellow, [ᴱN.] yellowish, pale, wan, sickly” ✧ Ety/SMAL
• ᴹ✶smalu “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹQ. malo “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • On. smalo “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • N. hmâl “pollen, yellow powder” ✧ Ety/SMAL; Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
• ᴹ✶smalwā “fallow, pale” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹQ. malwa “fallow, pale, fallow, pale, [ᴱQ.] yellowish, *wan” ✧ Ety/SMAL
  • N. hmalw “fallow, pale” ✧ Ety/SMAL
• ᴹQ. malo “rust”
• N. mallen “of gold” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Variations

• MAL ✧ EtyAC/MAL (MAL)