brûn

adjective. old (has long endured)

Derivations

• On. brūna “that has long endured, old” ✧ Ety/BORÓN
  • ᴹ✶b’rōnā ✧ Ety/BORÓN
  • ᴹ√BOR(ON) “endure” ✧ Ety/BORÓN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. brūna > brûn	[brūna] > [brūn]	✧ Ety/BORÓN

brûn

adjective. old, that has long endured, or been established, or in use

anann

adverb. long

Element in

• N. aglar anann “*glory for long” ✧ SD/046
• N. cuio i Pheriain anann “long live the halflings” ✧ SD/046

Elements

Word	Gloss
an	“of”
ann	“long”

ann

adjective. long

ann

adjective. long

Cognates

• ᴹQ. anda “long” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD

Derivations

• On. anda “long”
• ᴹ✶andā “long” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD; Ety/MBUD
  • ᴹ√ANAD “*long” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD; Ety/MBUD

Element in

• N. anann “long”
• N. andeith “long-mark” ✧ Ety/TEK
• N. Andram “Long Wall” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD
• N. anrand “cycle, age, (lit.) long cycle” ✧ Ety/RAD
• N. Andrath
• N. Anduin “Great River”
• N. Anfalas “Langstrand”
• N. An(d)fang “Longbeard” ✧ Ety/ÁNAD
• N. annabon “elephant” ✧ Ety/MBUD
• N. Cair Andros
• N. ennin “Valian year”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶andā > and > ann	[andā] > [anda] > [and] > [ann]	✧ Ety/ÁNAD
ᴹ✶anda > anna-	[anda-] > [anna-]	✧ Ety/MBUD

brenia-

verb. to endure

The form bronio in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:7

ingem

adjective. old (of person, in mortal sense: decripit, suffering from old age)

New word coined by the Elves after meeting with Men

iuith

noun. use

iuith

noun. use

Derivations

• ᴹ√YUK “employ, use” ✧ Ety/YUK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√YUK > iuith	[jukte] > [juktʰe] > [juxθe] > [juiθe] > [juiθ]	✧ Ety/YUK

taen

adjective. long (and thin)