nerdo

large, strong man

nerdo noun "large, strong man" (compare nér) (VT47:33)

nerdo

noun. large, strong man

An augmentative form of nér “man” given as nerdo “large, strong man” in notes from 1968 (VT47/33).

Derivations

• √N(D)ER “male (person), man” ✧ VT47/33

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√NER > nerdo	[nerdo]	✧ VT47/33

pol

large, big (strong)

pol (2) adj. "large, big (strong)". Since this would be the sole example of a monosyllabic Quenya adjective, it may be that Tolkien is here citing the root POL rather than a complete word. Cf. polda.

úra

large

úra (2) adj. "large" (UR), probably obsoleted by #1 above

-úmë

large

-úmë (3) suffix "large" (of quantity)", as in liyúmë "host" (VT48:32)

alat-

large, great in size

alat- prefix "large, great in size". (ÁLAT, cf. VT45:5). In Alatairë.

alta

large, great in size

alta (1) adj. *"large, great in size" (root meaning)(ÁLAT). Alat- in Alatairë, q.v.