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yondë

any fairly extensive region with well-marked natural bonds (as mountains or rivers)

yondë noun "any fairly extensive region with well-marked natural bonds (as mountains or rivers)", occurring as a suffix -yondë, -yon/-iondë, -ion in regional names. (PE17:43). Note: †yondë may also be an (archaic/poetic) past tense of the verb yor-, q.v.

yondë

noun. region, any fairly extensive region with well-marked natural bounds

Derivations

  • YON “wide, extensive” ✧ PE17/043

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
YŎNO > yōn[jōn]✧ PE17/043

Variations

  • yōn ✧ PE17/043
  • yonde ✧ PE17/043; PE17/043
  • yon ✧ PE17/043

Yón

region, any (fairly extensive) region between obstacles such as rivers or mountains

yón (2), variant of yondë, q.v. Defined as "a region, any (fairly extensive) region _between obstacles such as rivers or mountains" (PE17:43)_

yón

noun. region

yor-

enclose, set bounds to/about

yor- vb. "enclose, set bounds to/about" (PE17:43). Past tense yórë, †yondë, perfect oiórië (PE17:43). The forms yonda, yonna "enclosed" may be regarded as the passive participle of this verb.

yor-

verb. to enclose, set bounds to/about, to enclose, set bounds to/about; *to include, contain

@@@ extended meaning “include, contain” from NQ-Wiki, also suggested by Tamas Ferencz

Derivations

  • YOD “fence, enclose” ✧ PE17/043

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
YOD > yor-[jod-] > [joð-] > [jor-]✧ PE17/043

ména

region

ména noun "region" (MEN). Not to be confused with the present/continuative tense of #men- "go".