New word coined by the Elves after meeting with Men
Noldorin
iaur
masculine name. Eldest
iaur
adjective. ancient, old(en)
iaur
adjective. ancient, old, original
iaur
adjective. older, former
erion
masculine name. Eldest
brûn
adjective. old, that has long endured, or been established, or in use
ingem
adjective. old (of person, in mortal sense: decripit, suffering from old age)
Earlier form of S. Iarwain appearing in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, translated “Eldest” and appearing beside N. Iaur (TI/125). It might be a superlative form of iaur “old”; in the Early Noldorin Grammar, the similar suffix -iant was used for the superlative (PE13/125). If the suffix -ion was a Noldorin superlative suffix, perhaps the initial [e] developed due to Noldorin i-affection.