Eldamo : Primitive Elvish : KIR

√KIR root. “cut, cleave, pass swiftly through; shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly”

√KIR root. “cut, cleave, pass swiftly through; ⚠️shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly”

References ✧ PE17/73, 87, 157; PE22/150; SA/kir, ris; VT42/13; WJ/392

Glosses

“cleave, cut” ✧ PE17/73; PE17/157; SA/ris
“cut” ✧ VT42/13
“cut with tool/weapon” ✧ PE22/150 (KER)
“cut, cleave, pass swiftly through” ✧ SA/kir
“‽ shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly” ✧ PE22/150

Variations

KIR ✧ PE17/73; PE17/87; PE17/157; PE22/150; SA/kir; SA/ris; VT42/13
KER ✧ PE22/150
Kiri ✧ WJ/392

KER “cut with tool/weapon” but KIR “‽ shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly” ✧ PE22/150
ᴹ√KIL “divide” seems to have had its derivatives transferred to KIR “cut, cleave, pass swiftly through; shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly”
S. Cirth ✧ SA/kir

Derivatives

⇒ N. cirith “cleft, pass”
- ⇒ N. Cirith Helvin “Rainbow Cleft”
- ⇒ N. Kirith Gorgor “Dreadful Pass” ✧ WR/122
- ⇒ N. Kirith Naglath “Cleft of the Teeth” ✧ WR/137
> ᴺQ. ^cirda “splinter, *wood shaving”
⇒ √KIRIS “cleave” ✧ SA/ris
- > ᴺS. ^crisg “sharp [edged]”
- > ᴺS. crista- “to slash, cut, slice”
- > ✶kirissi “cleft”
  - > S. criss “cleft” ✧ PE21/81
    - ⇒ [see above]
- > S. criss “cleft”
  - ⇒ [see above]
- ⇒ S. Crissaegrim “*Cleft Mountain Peaks” ✧ SA/ris
- > S. crist “cleaver”
  - ⇒ S. Angrist “Iron-cleaver”
  - ⇒ S. Orcrist “Orc-cleaver” ✧ SA/ris
> ✶kirtē “rune”
- > S. certh “rune” ✧ WJ/396
  - ⇒ [see above]
> ✶kiryā “(small swift sailing) ship; swift (especially of things that pass easily through obstacles)”
- > Q. cirya¹ “(sharp-prowed) ship; swift gliding”
  - ⇒ 23 compounds
- > S. cair “ship”
  - ⇒ 6 compounds
⇒ Q. Calacirya “Pass of Light” ✧ PE17/73; SA/kir
- ⇒ Q. Calaciryan “*Land of Calacirya” ✧ PE17/73; RGEO/62
> Q. #cir- “to cut”
- ⇒ 6 compounds
> Q. #cirma “knife”
- ⇒ Q. cirmacin “knife-edge” ✧ PE22/149
> Q. cirya¹ “(sharp-prowed) ship; swift gliding” ✧ PE22/150; SA/kir
- ⇒ 23 compounds
> Q. cirya² “cleft, pass”
- ⇒ Q. Calacirya “Pass of Light” ✧ RGEO/62
  - ⇒ [see above]
⇒ S. angerthas “runic alphabetic, (lit.) long rune-rows” ✧ SA/kir
- ⇒ S. Angerthas Daeron “Angerthas of Daeron” ✧ LotR/1123
- ⇒ S. Angerthas Moria “Angerthas of Moria” ✧ LotR/1126
> S. certh “rune” ✧ PE22/150
- > Q. certa “rune” ✧ WJ/396
- ⇒ S. certhas “runes-rows, runic alphabet” ✧ LotR/1123
  - ⇒ S. angerthas “runic alphabetic, (lit.) long rune-rows” ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/122; PE22/150
    - ⇒ [see above]
  - ⇒ S. Certhas Daeron “Daeron’s Runes” ✧ LotR/1123
⇒ S. Círdan “Shipwright” ✧ SA/kir
> S. Ciril ✧ VT42/13
⇒ S. cirith “cleft, ravine, defile” ✧ PE17/87; PE22/150; SA/kir
- ⇒ 6 compounds
⇒ S. criss “cleft” ✧ PE17/87
- ⇒ S. Crissaegrim “*Cleft Mountain Peaks”

ᴹ√KIR root. “cleave”

References ✧ Ety/KIR; EtyAC/KIR

Glosses

“cleave” ✧ EtyAC/KIR

Derivatives

⇒ ᴹ√KIRIK “*reap”
- > ᴹ✶k’rikta- “reap” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
  - > N. critha- “to reap” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
  - ⇒ ᴺQ. !cerihtando “reaper”
  - > ᴺQ. !cirihta- “to reap, harvest”
  - ⇒ ᴺQ. !cirihtando “reaper”
- > ᴹQ. kirka “sickle” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
  - ⇒ ᴹQ. Valakirka “Sickle of the Gods” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
- > N. cerch “sickle” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
  - ⇒ N. Cerch iMbelain “Sickle of the Gods” ✧ Ety/KIRIK
- > Q. circa “sickle”
  - ⇒ Q. Valacirca “Sickle of the Valar” ✧ S/48
⇒ ᴹ√KIRIS “cut” ✧ EtyAC/KIR
- > ᴹQ. kirisse “slash, gash” ✧ Ety/KIRIS; EtyAC/KIR
- > N. criss “cleft, cut, slash; pass” ✧ Ety/KIRIS; EtyAC/KIR
  - ⇒ 4 compounds
- > N. crist “cleaver, sword” ✧ Ety/KIRIS
  - ⇒ N. Angrist “Iron-cleaver”
  - ⇒ N. Orchrist
> ᴹ✶kiryā “ship”
- > ᴹQ. kirya “ship, boat” ✧ PE19/60; PE19/60; PE19/60
  - ⇒ 11 compounds
> ᴹQ. kirya “ship, boat” ✧ Ety/KIR
- ⇒ 11 compounds
> N. ceir “ship” ✧ Ety/KIR; EtyAC/KIR
- ⇒ 5 compounds

ᴱ√KIÐI root. “cut, split”

References ✧ QL/47

Glosses

“cut, split” ✧ QL/47 (KIŘI)

Variations

KIŘI ✧ QL/47
KISI ✧ QL/47

KISI also KIRISI ✧ QL/47

Derivatives

> ᴱQ. kinda “splinter” ✧ QL/47
> ᴱQ. kiri- “to cleave; *to sail”
> ᴱQ. kirme “cleft, gully” ✧ QL/47
> ᴱQ. kirya “ship, boat”
- ⇒ 16 compounds
> ᴱQ. kisin “cleft” ✧ QL/47