negen

sharp

_ adj. _sharp, angular. Q. nerca, nexe. >> negn

negen

adjective. sharp, angular

Cognates

• Q. nexa “sharp, angular” ✧ PE17/055

Derivations

• √NEK “narrow, narrow; *angular, sharp” ✧ PE17/055

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√NEK > neg(e)n	[nekina] > [nekena] > [neken] > [negen]	✧ PE17/055

Variations

• neg(e)n ✧ PE17/055

negn

sharp

_ adj. _sharp, angular. Q. nerca, nexe. >> negen

aeg

adjective. sharp, sharp, [N.] pointed, piercing

Element in

• S. aeglir “line of peaks, line of peaks, [N.] range of mountain peaks; [ᴱN.] peak, mountain top”
• S. Aeglos “Snow-point”
• S. aeglos “icicle, (lit.) snow-point; snowthorn (a plant)”
• S. Aegnor “Fell Fire, Sharp Flame” ✧ SA/nár
• S. Crissaegrim “*Cleft Mountain Peaks”
• S. Ecthelion “?One with Sharp Will”
• S. Egalmoth “Pointed Helm-crest”

Variations

• Aeg ✧ SA/nár (Aeg)

maeg

adjective. sharp, piercing, penetrating, going deep in something

megor

adjective. sharp-pointed

egnas

sharp point

(peak; literally "thorn-point"), pl. egnais, coll. pl. egnassaith.

aeg

sharp

1) aeg (pointed, piercing). No distinct pl. form. Note: aeg is also used as noun "point, peak, thorn". 2) aig (no distinct pl. form). 3) laeg (keen, acute). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fresh, green”. 4) maeg (lenited vaeg; no distinct pl. form) (penetrating, going deep in). (WJ:337)

aeg

sharp

(pointed, piercing). No distinct pl. form. Note: aeg is also used as noun "point, peak, thorn".

laeg

sharp

(keen, acute). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fresh, green”.

maeg

sharp

(lenited vaeg; no distinct pl. form) (penetrating, going deep in). (WJ:337)

maecheneb

sharp-eyed

(lenited vaecheneb; pl. maechenib)

megor

sharp-pointed

(lenited vegor, analogical pl. megyr); cited in archaic form megr (WJ:337)

nass

sharp end

(point, angle, corner), construct nas, pl. nais** **

aig

sharp

(no distinct pl. form).

till

sharp-pointed peak

(i** dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds)  (tine, point, sharp horn), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thill). Archaic †tild.

eitha

prick with a sharp point

(stab, treat with scorn; insult) (i eitha, in eithar)

till

sharp horn

(i** dill, o thill, construct til; also -dil, -thil at the end of compounds)  (tine, point, sharp-pointed peak), no distinct pl. form except with article (i** thill). Archaic †tild.