Ilk. orn n. “tree” (Category: Tree (generic))
A Doriathrin noun for “tree” derived from the root ᴹ√ÓR-NI or ᴹ√ÓRON (Ety/ÓR-NI, EtyAC/NEL). According Tolkien, it was “in Doriath used especially of beech, but as a suffix [it was] used of any tree of any size” (Ety/ÓR-NI). The root ᴹ√ÓR-NI in The Etymologies suggests a primitive form of ᴹ✶ornĭ, but elsewhere Tolkien indicated the primitive form was ᴹ✶ornē (e.g. on SD/302). Both primitive forms would have produced Ilk. orn, as noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/orn).
References ✧ Ety/NEL, ÓR-NI
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| ᴹ√ÓRON > orn | [ornē] > [orne] > [orn] | ✧ Ety/NEL |
| ᴹ✶ÓR-NI > orn | [orni] > [orne] > [orn] | ✧ Ety/ÓR-NI |