Qenya
laire
noun. summer
Cognates
- N. loer “summer” ✧ PM/134
Derivations
- ᴹ√LAY “*be alive, flourish” ✧ EtyAC/LAYA
Element in
- ᴹQ. Nólairë “July, *After-summer”
- ᴹQ. lairesse nihare to tarassi, yu unta hrívesse landannar “in the summer I live in [i.e. on] the hills [as a rule], and come down to the plains in the winter” ✧ PE22/125
- ᴹQ. Metelaire “August, *(lit.) End-summer”
- ᴹQ. Erlaire “June, *First-summer”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√LAYA > laire [laire] ✧ EtyAC/LAYA Variations
- laire ✧ EtyAC/LAYA
- Lairë ✧ PM/134; PM/134
laire
noun. poem
Cognates
- N. glaer “long lay, narrative poem” ✧ Ety/GLIR; PE19/037
Derivations
- ᴹ√LIR “sing, trill” ✧ Ety/GLIR
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GLIR > laire [glaire] > [ɣlaire] > [laire] ✧ Ety/GLIR Variations
- laire ✧ Ety/GLIR; PE19/037
úrien
proper name. Summer
Variations
- Úriën ✧ PM/134
Another name for laire “summer” in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/134). Its initial element seems to be Ûr “Sun”.