Quenya 

merca

wild, untamed

[merca ("k")adj. "wild, untamed" (MERÉK, VT45:34)] Compare verca.

verca

wild

verca ("k")adj. "wild" (BERÉK)

hráva

wild

hráva adj. "wild" (PE17:78); see ráva #1.

Sindarin 

rhaw

adjective. wild

adj. wild. Q. hráva. Tolkien wrote this entry as "rhaw [f]" (PE17:78).

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:78] < S-RAB wild, in the senses 'not tamed, domesticated'; hence often 'fierce, savage, hostile (to Elves and Men)' < RAB astray, wa. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rhaw

adjective. wild, wild, [N.] untamed

Cognates

  • Q. hráva “wild, savage, wild, savage, [ᴹQ.] untamed” ✧ PE17/078

Derivations

  • √SRAB “wild, not tamed/domesticated” ✧ PE17/078

Element in

  • S. rhovan “wilderness; wild beast”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
√S-RAB > rhaw(f)[srāba] > [r̥āba] > [r̥ǭba] > [r̥ǭva] > [r̥auva] > [r̥auv] > [r̥au]✧ PE17/078

Variations

  • rhaw(f) ✧ PE17/078
Sindarin [PE17/078] Group: Eldamo. Published by

balch

adjective. fierce

_ adj. _fierce, ferocious. In S. gwal < bal which coalesced in form with BAL 'have power'.

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:154] < *_wal-ka _< GWAL be stirred, excited, _etc._. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

rhavan

noun. wild man

Sindarin [WJ/219] Group: SINDICT. Published by

braig

wild

(fierce), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

braig

fierce

braig (wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

braig

fierce

(wild), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34)

rhaw

wild

1) rhaw (untamed). Lenited ?thraw or ?raw (the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhoe. (VT46:10) Note: a homophone means ”flesh, body”, 2) braig (fierce), lenited vraig. No distinct pl. form. (VT45:34), 3) lothren (waste), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)

rhaw

wild

(untamed). Lenited ?thraw or ?raw (the lenition product of rh is uncertain), pl. rhoe. (VT46:10) Note: a homophone means ”flesh, body”

lothren

wild

(waste), pl. lethrin for archaic löthrin (VT45:29)

Noldorin 

braig

adjective. wild, fierce

The form brerg in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:34

Noldorin [Ety/373, VT/45:34] Group: SINDICT. Published by

breig

adjective. wild, fierce

The form brerg in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:34

Noldorin [Ety/373, VT/45:34] Group: SINDICT. Published by

breig

adjective. wild, fierce

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. merka “wild, untamed” ✧ Ety/MERÉK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶mrekyā “wild, fierce” ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK
    • ᴹ√MEREK ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶mrekjā > breig > braig[mrekjā] > [brekjā] > [brekja] > [brekia] > [breki] > [breik] > [breig] > [braig]✧ EtyAC/MERÉK

Variations

  • braig ✧ Ety/MERÉK (braig)
  • brerg ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK (brerg)
Noldorin [Ety/MERÉK; EtyAC/MERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

rhaw

adjective. wild, untamed

Meaning rectified according to VT/46:10

Noldorin [Ety/382, X/RH, VT/46:10] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

verka

adjective. wild

Cognates

  • N. bregol “violent, sudden, *fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶berékā “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
    • ᴹ√BEREK “*sudden, fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶berékā > verka[berekā] > [berkā] > [βerkā] > [βerka] > [verka]✧ Ety/BERÉK
Qenya [Ety/BERÉK; Ety/MERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

berékā

adjective. wild

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BEREK “*sudden, fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK

Derivatives

  • ᴺQ. vercála “sudden, violent”
  • ᴹQ. verka “wild” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
  • N. bregol “violent, sudden, *fierce” ✧ Ety/BERÉK
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/BERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mrekyā

adjective. wild, fierce

Derivations

  • ᴹ√MEREK ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK

Derivatives

  • N. breig “wild, fierce” ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK

Variations

  • mrekjā ✧ EtyAC/MERÉK (mrekjā)
Middle Primitive Elvish [EtyAC/MERÉK] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

grum

adjective. fierce

Derivations

  • ᴱ√RUYU “*fierce”

Variations

  • gruim ✧ GL/42

gruim

adjective. fierce

Early Noldorin

brann

adjective. fierce

Element in

  • En. branwen “ferocity” ✧ PE13/139
Early Noldorin [PE13/139] Group: Eldamo. Published by