S. Gaerys m. “Ossë”
A Sindarin name for Ossë, a combination of gaer¹ “dreadful” and a reduction of his ancient Sindarin name †Yssi (WJ/400). Tolkien stated that this name “was more often used by the inland Teleri”, who viewed this Maia with more awe and fear. Otherwise he was known as Yssion.
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the Gnomish name of Ossë is G. Oth(a) (GL/18), perhaps derived from G. ô “sea” (GL/61). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, his Noldorin name is N. Aeros >> Oeros (Ety/GOS, EtyAC/GOS), perhaps a combination of N. oer “sea” and the root ᴹ√GOS “dread”.
References ✧ SA/gaer; WJ/400; WJI
Glosses
Elements
| #gaer¹ | “awful, fearful” | ✧ WJ/400 (#gaer) | |
| †Yssi | “Ossë” | ✧ WJ/400 (yssı̯) | |
| gaear | “sea” | ✧ SA/gaer (gaer) | |
Cognates
N. Oeros m. “Osse”
References ✧ Ety/GOS; EtyAC/GOS
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| oer | “sea” |
| ᴹ√GOS | “dread” |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√GOS > Oeros | [airosse] > [aiross] > [oeross] > [oeros] | ✧ Ety/GOS |
| ᴹ√GOS > Aeros | [airosse] > [aiross] > [aeross] > [aeros] | ✧ EtyAC/GOS |