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Qenya 

yáre

noun. former days

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Yáre “Eldest”
  • ᴹQ. yárea “olden” ✧ Ety/YA

Elements

WordGloss
yá“formerly, ago”
are“day”

yáre

masculine name. Eldest

A name for Tom Bombadil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Eldest” (TI/125). It seems to be yáre “former days” (or some variation thereof) used as a name.

Elements

WordGloss
yáre“former days”

Variations

  • Yárë ✧ TI/125; TII/Tom Bombadil
Qenya [TI/125; TII/Tom Bombadil] Group: Eldamo. Published by