Eldamo : Early Primitive Elvish : YERE(NE)

ᴱ√YERE(NE) root. “*iron”

⚠️ᴱ√YERE(NE) root. “*iron”: ^ᴺ√GYEREN “ore, [unrefined] metal”

This root appeared in two different forms in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s: as ᴱ√DYEÐE = ‘EÐE equivalent of ᴱQ. anga “iron” (QL/105), and as ERE(N) “iron or steel” = ᴱ√YEREN (QL/36). In the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon Tolkien had related forms G. ger “ore, metal” and G. geth “ore of metals (esp. raw iron)” (GL/38); the second of these was deleted, which probably means Tolkien selected ᴱ√YEREN over ᴱ√DYEÐE. In Tolkien’s later writing he largely used √ANGA for “iron”.

Neo-Eldarin: In a 2024-08-17 post in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), Luinyelle suggested restoring ᴺQ. yeren “pig iron” with the added meaning “*ore”, which also implies the preservation of ᴺS. [G.] ger “ore, [unrefined] metal”. Presumably these words would be derived from a Neo-Root ᴺ√GYEREN of similar meaning.

References ✧ GL/38; QL/36, 105

Variations

yĕrĕ(n) ✧ GL/38
YEREN ✧ QL/36
DYEÐE ✧ QL/105

DYEÐE = ᴱQ. anga ✧ QL/105
DYEÐE cp. ‘EÐE ✧ QL/105
ᴱQ. ERE(N) “iron, steel” = YEREN ✧ QL/36

Derivatives

> ᴱQ. yere(n) “pig iron” ✧ QL/105
- ⇒ ᴱQ. yeraina “of iron” ✧ QL/105
- ⇒ ᴱQ. yerenwa “like iron” ✧ QL/105
> G. ger “ore, metal” ✧ GL/38
- ⇒ G. gerd(h)olm “mine” ✧ GL/38
- ⇒ G. gerin “metallic” ✧ GL/38
- ⇒ G. gersauth “mine” ✧ GL/38
> G. geth² “ore of metals (esp. raw iron)” ✧ GL/38