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Qenya 

laire

noun. summer

Cognates

  • N. loer “summer” ✧ PM/134

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAY “*be alive, flourish” ✧ EtyAC/LAYA

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LAYA > laire[laire]✧ EtyAC/LAYA

Variations

  • laire ✧ EtyAC/LAYA
  • Lairë ✧ PM/134; PM/134
Qenya [EtyAC/LAYA; PE22/125; PM/134] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GLIR > laire[glaire] > [ɣlaire] > [laire]✧ Ety/GLIR

Variations

  • laire ✧ Ety/GLIR; PE19/037
Qenya [Ety/GLIR; PE19/037] Group: Eldamo. Published by

úrien

proper name. Summer

Another name for laire “summer” in drafts of the Lord of the Rings appendices (PM/134). Its initial element seems to be Ûr “Sun”.

Variations

  • Úriën ✧ PM/134