perina adj.? *"divided in middle, halved" (PER) The word is not glossed, but seems to connect with the verb perya- "halve". If the relationship is the same as between the verb lerya- "to free" and the adj. lerina "free", then perina is most likely an adjective "halved"d.
Quenya
lerina
free
lerina
adjective. free (of things)
Derivations
- √LER “free” ✧ PE17/160; VT41/05
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √LER > lĕrĭna [lerina] ✧ PE17/160 √ler > lĕrĭna [lerina] ✧ VT41/05 Variations
- lĕrĭna ✧ PE17/160; VT41/05
perina
divided in middle, halved
léra
free
léra adj. noun "free", of persons (VT41:5)
lehta
free, released
lehta (2) adj. "free, released" (VT39:17); #lehta tengwë "free element, released element", a term for "vowel" (only pl. lehta tengwi [ñ] is attested; we would rather expect *lehtë tengwi with the pl. form of the adjective) (VT39:17)
mirima
free
mirima adj. "free" (MIS). ("Free" is rather expressed as léra in Tolkiens later Quenya; mirima would be prone to confusion with mírima above.)
ráva
free, unfettered, uncontrolled, lawless
ráva (1) adj. "free, unfettered, uncontrolled, lawless" (PE17:78), "wild, untamed"_ (RAB). _In PE17:78, the gloss "wild" is given to the variant hráva instead.
aranya
free
aranya, also ranya, adj. "free". Another gloss was not certainly legible, but the editors suggest "uncontrolling" (VT46:10)
fairë
free
fairë (4) adj. "free" (LT1:250) (rather léra, lerina or mirima in LotR-style Quenya)
lerina adj. "free" of things: not guarded, reserved, made fast, or "owned" (VT41:5)