varsi

feminine name. Varsi

A hypothetical variation of the name of Varda, the form it would have taken if it were derived from the same primitive form ✶barathī as her Sindarin name Elbereth (PE17/23).

Derivations

• ✶barathī “queen” ✧ PE17/023
  • √BARATH “height combined with strength/size/majesty” ✧ PE17/022
  • √BAR “[ᴹ√] raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶barathī(e) > Varsi	[baratʰī] > [bartʰī] > [barθī] > [barθi] > [barsi]	✧ PE17/023