rayak

root. *crooked, bent, wrong

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives ᴹQ. raika “crooked, bent, wrong” and N. rhoeg “wrong” (Ety/RÁYAK).

Derivatives

• ᴹQ. raika “crooked, bent, wrong” ✧ Ety/RÁYAK
• ᴺQ. raicë “wrong”
• ᴹQ. raiqa “angry”
• N. rhoeg “wrong” ✧ Ety/RÁYAK

Variations

• RÁYAK ✧ Ety/RÁYAK

ragnā

adjective. crooked

Derivations

• ᴹ√RAG “*crooked” ✧ Ety/RAG

Derivatives

• On. ragna “crooked” ✧ Ety/RAG
  • N. rhaen “crooked” ✧ Ety/RAG

skwar

root. crooked

This root appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as ᴹ√SKWAR “crooked” with derivatives like ᴹQ. hwarin “crooked” and Dan. swarn “perverse, obstinate, hard to deal with” (Ety/SKWAR). In red-ink revisions to the Outline of Phonology (OP2) from the 1950s Tolkien decided that the initial combination skw- was not possible (PE19/78 and note #51). For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, this root might be salvaged by assuming its actual form was ᴺ√SWAR.

Derivatives

• Dan. swarn “perverse, obstinate, hard to deal with” ✧ Ety/SKWAR
• ᴹQ. hwarin “crooked” ✧ Ety/SKWAR
• ᴹQ. hwarma “crossbar” ✧ Ety/SKWAR