laew

adjective. fresh

_ adj. _fresh.

laew

adjective. fresh

Derivations

• √LAY “*be alive, flourish, [ᴱ√] be alive, flourish” ✧ PE17/159

Element in

• ᴺS. laeweth “freshness”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√LAY > laew	[laiwa] > [laiw] > [laew]	✧ PE17/159

laew

adjective. frequent, many

laeb

adjective. fresh

laeg

adjective. "viridis", fresh and green

Seldom used (replaced by calen )

cîw

adjective. fresh, new

rem

adjective. frequent, numerous

laew

many

laew (frequent); no distinct pl. form.

laew

many

(frequent); no distinct pl. form.

laew

frequent

1) laew (many); no distinct pl. form. 2) rem (numerous), pl. rim. (Note: a homophone is the noun ”mesh, net”.)

laew

frequent

(many); no distinct pl. form.

laew

adjective. frequent, many

rem

frequent

(numerous), pl. rim. (Note: a homophone is the noun ”mesh, net”.)

cîw

fresh

1) cîw (lenited gîw; no distinct pl. form) (new), 2) laeb (no distinct pl. form). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” lhoeb (LR:368 s.v. LÁYAK) 3) laeg (green), no distinct pl. form. (Note: a homophone means ”keen, sharp, acute”.) In the Woodland dialect lêg, whence leg- in the name Legolas ”Greenleaf” (Lettters:282, 386).