Quenya 

canya

bold

canya (1) ("k")adj. "bold" (KAN).

Sindarin 

beren

masculine name. Bold

Hero of Beleriand and love of Lúthien who wrested a Silmaril from the crown of Morgoth (S/162). His name is simply [N.] beren “bold” used as a name.

Conceptual Development: The name G. Beren dates back to the earliest Lost Tales, though in the earliest stories he was a Noldorin Elf instead of a Man (LT2/11). The name N. Beren appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s as a derivative of ᴹ√BER alongside N. beren “bold” (Ety/BER), which is the source of the derivation given above.

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
beren“bold”
Sindarin [LotRI/Beren; LT1I/Beren; MR/373; MRI/Beren; PMI/Beren; SI/Beren; UTI/Beren; WJI/Beren] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cand

adjective. bold

Sindarin [Ety/362, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

beren

bold

1) beren (lenited veren), pl. berin. Also used as masc. name Beren. 2) cand (lenited gand, pl. caind)

beren

bold

(lenited veren), pl. berin. Also used as masc. name Beren.

cand

adjective. bold

Element in

  • ᴺS. úgan(n) “gutless, faint-hearted, diffident”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

cand

bold

(lenited gand, pl. caind)

Noldorin 

beren

adjective. bold

Noldorin [Ety/352] Group: SINDICT. Published by

beren

masculine name. Bold

Noldorin [Ety/BER; LRI/Beren; RSI/Beren; SDI1/Beren; SMI/Beren; TII/Beren; WRI/Beren] Group: Eldamo. Published by

beren

adjective. bold

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. verya “bold, bold, *brave” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • On. berina “bold, brave” ✧ Ety/BER
    • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. berina > beren[berina] > [berena] > [beren]✧ Ety/BER

Variations

  • beren ✧ Ety/BER

cann

adjective. bold

Noldorin [Ety/362, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

cann

adjective. bold

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. kanya “bold; wise” ✧ Ety/KAN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶kandā “bold” ✧ Ety/KAN
    • ᴹ√KAN “dare” ✧ Ety/KAN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶kandā > cann[kandā] > [kanda] > [kand] > [kann]✧ Ety/KAN

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Qenya 

verya

adjective. bold, bold, *brave

Cognates

  • On. berina “bold, brave” ✧ Ety/BER
  • N. beren “bold” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Element in

  • ᴹQ. verie “boldness, boldness, *daring”
  • ᴺQ. veryandë “adventure, undertaking”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√BER > verya[berja] > [βerja] > [verja]✧ Ety/BER
Qenya [Ety/BER; EtyAC/BER] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Old Noldorin 

berina

adjective. bold, brave

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. verya “bold, bold, *brave” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivations

  • ᴹ√BER “valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

Derivatives

  • N. beren “bold” ✧ Ety/BER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√BER > berina[berina]✧ Ety/BER
Old Noldorin [Ety/BER] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

kandā

noun/adjective. bold

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KAN “dare” ✧ Ety/KAN

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. kanda “[unglossed]” ✧ PE19/060; PE19/060
  • N. cann “bold” ✧ Ety/KAN

Variations

  • kándā ✧ PE19/060
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KAN; PE19/060] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

odrog

noun/adjective. dour, mighty, stout, brave; a brave man

odron

noun/adjective. dour, mighty, stout, brave; a brave man

Changes

  • odron → odron “more, greater” ✧ GL/62

Variations

  • odrog ✧ GL/62

Early Quenya

nolwa

adjective. bold, brave

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NOLO “dare” ✧ QL/067

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NOLO > nolwa[nolwā] > [nolwa]✧ QL/067
Early Quenya [QL/067] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nerea

adjective. manly, stout, brave

A word in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “manly”, an adjectival form of ᴱQ. ner “man” (QL/65).

Element in

  • Eq. nereaine “stoutness of heart” ✧ QL/065
Early Quenya [QL/065] Group: Eldamo. Published by