S. air adj. “lonely” (Category: Alone, Only)

S. air, adj. “lonely” (Category: Alone, Only)

References ✧ PE17/28; VT50/18

Glosses

• “*alone” ✧ VT50/18 (îr)
• “lonely” ✧ PE17/28

Variations

• air ✧ PE17/28
• îr ✧ VT50/18; VT50/18

Element In

• S. i glinn hen agorer Edain mi Velerian, ach hí in Ellath îr ed epholar “*this song Men made in Beleriand, but now the Elves alone (?remember) it” ✧ VT50/5

Derivations

• < ✶eryā “isolated, lonely” ✧ PE17/28; VT50/18
  • < eir < eryā ✧ PE17/28
  • < irı̯ < erı̯ < erı̯a < eryā ✧ VT50/18
  • < √ER “one, single, only, alone”

Phonetic Developments

✶eryā > eir > air	[erjā] > [erja] > [eria] > [eri] > [eir] > [air]	✧ PE17/28
✶eryā > erı̯a > erı̯ > irı̯ > îr	[erja] > [erja] > [eria] > [eri] ? [iri] > [ir] > [īr]	✧ VT50/18