sérë

rest, repose, peace

sérë noun "rest, repose, peace" (SED, VT44:35); see under úyë concerning the sentence úyë sérë indo-ninya símen in Fíriel's Song

sérë

noun. *peace

Changes

• sére → raine “*peace” ✧ VT44/34

Derivations

• √SED “rest”

Element in

• Q. ar mi cemen rainë i hínin “and on earth peace, good will toward men” ✧ VT44/35

Variations

• sére ✧ VT44/35 (sére)

erdë

repose

erdë (3) noun "repose" (marked by Tolkien with an "X", perhaps indicating that he considered dropping this form to eliminate homophones)(VT46:12). Compare sérë.

ser-

rest

ser- vb. "rest" (1st pers. aorist serin "I rest"); pa.t. probably *sendë since the R of ser- was originally D (cf. stem SED; compare rer- pa.t. rendë from RED concerning the past tense)

ser-

verb. rest,repose;stay, tarry, be at the moment

Este

noun. Rest

Rest

Este

noun. Peace

Peace, name of wife of Lórien

Estë

repose, rest

Estë fem. name "Repose, Rest" _(WJ:403, EZDĒ, SED), only used as name of a Valië (WJ:404)_

estë

feminine name. Rest, Repose, Peace

The Valië of peace and healing (S/28), spouse of Irmo (Lórien). Her name is variously translated as “Rest” (SI/Estë, Ety/EZDĒ), “Repose” (WJ/403) and “Peace” (PE19/91). In Quenya, the word Estë is only used for the name of this Valië (WJ/404). A more ordinary word for “rest, repose, peace” is sérë (VT44/35, Ety/SED). Both the name and the word are derived from the same root √SED (Ety/SED, WJ/403). The name is derived from the primitive form ✶ezdē (PE19/091-2, WJ/403).

Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, Lórien had no wife (LT1/66). ᴹQ. Este first appeared in the initial drafts of the Annals of Beleriand (SM/263), and the derivation of her name first appeared in The Etymologies (Ety/SED).

Cognates

• T. Éde “Repose” ✧ PE19/092; WJI/Estë
• S. Îdh “Estë, (lit.) Rest, Repose, Peace” ✧ PE19/092

Derivations

• ✶ezdē “rest” ✧ PE19/091; PE19/092; WJ/403
  • √SED “rest” ✧ PE19/091; PE19/092; WJ/403

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶ezdē > Este	[ezdē] > [estē] > [este]	✧ PE19/091
✶Ezdē > Este	[ezdē] > [estē] > [este]	✧ PE19/092
✶ezdē > Este	[ezdē] > [estē] > [este]	✧ WJ/403

Variations

• Este ✧ PE19/091; PE19/092 (Este); PE19/101; WJ/403; WJ/404

rainë

peace

rainë noun "peace" (VT44:34-35)

sívë

peace

sívë (2) noun "peace" (VT44:35)

sívë

noun. peace

Derivations

• √SIB “rest, quiet” ✧ VT44/35

Element in

• Q. ar mi cemen rainë i hínin “and on earth peace, good will toward men” ✧ VT44/35

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√SIB > síve	[sībe] > [sīβe] > [sīve]	✧ VT44/35

Variations

• síve ✧ VT44/35

sérë

noun. peace; [ᴹQ.] rest, repose

Derivations

• √SED “rest”

Element in

• ᴺQ. sérinqua “peaceful, full of peace”