N. †fêr n. “beech-tree” (Category: Beech)
A word for “beech-tree” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√PHER(EN) “beech” (Ety/PHER). Tolkien said that “Exilic fêr was usually replaced by brethil”, indicating that fêr was probably archaic. In The Etymologies, N. brethil was “beech-tree” (Ety/BERÉTH).
Neo-Sindarin: In Tolkien’s later writings, he typically said S. brethil was a type of silver-birch. I would assume the ordinary Sindarin word for “beech” was instead neldor (LotR/469; RC/384), but would keep †fêr as an archaic word for “beech”.
References ✧ Ety/BERÉTH, PHER
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| †ferin | plural | ✧ Ety/BERÉTH |
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| ON. pheren > †fêr | [ɸeren] > [ɸere] > [fere] > [fer] > [fēr] | ✧ Ety/BERÉTH |
| ON. pheren > †ferin | [ɸereni] > [fereni] > [ferini] > [ferin] | ✧ Ety/BERÉTH |