Noldorin 

iaur

adjective. ancient, old, original

Noldorin [Ety/358, Ety/399, S/433, UT/384] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iaur

adjective. older, former

Noldorin [Ety/358, Ety/399, S/433, UT/384] Group: SINDICT. Published by

iaur

masculine name. Eldest

Element in

  • N. Erion “Eldest” ✧ TI/125

Elements

WordGloss
iaur“ancient, old(en)”
Noldorin [TI/125; TII/Tom Bombadil] Group: Eldamo. Published by

iaur

adjective. ancient, old(en)

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. yára “old, ancient, belonging to or descending from former times” ✧ Ety/YA

Derivations

  • ᴹ√YA “there, over there; (of time) back, ago” ✧ Ety/GENG-WĀ; Ety/YA

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√YA > iaur[jāra] > [jǭra] > [joura] > [jaura] > [jaur]✧ Ety/YA
Noldorin [Ety/GENG-WĀ; Ety/YA; EtyAC/YA] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erion

masculine name. Eldest

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.

Elements

WordGloss
iaur“ancient, old(en)”
Noldorin [TI/125; TI/158; TII/Tom Bombadil] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ingem

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

New word coined by the Elves after meeting with Men

Noldorin [Ety/358, Ety/399, Ety/400] în+gem "year-sick". Group: SINDICT. Published by

brûn

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

Noldorin [Ety/353] Group: SINDICT. Published by