Q. †airë² n. “sea” (Category: Sea)
An archaic word for “sea” which fell out of use to due conflict with “holy” words like aira or airë; it was a noun form of primitive ✶gaı̯ră (PE17/27). The more common modern word for “sea” is ëar.
Conceptual Development: ᴹQ. aire “sea” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a derivative of ᴹ√AYAR (Ety/AY); it appeared beside a form ᴹQ. airen that might be a genitive form, or might be a longer form; see the entry on ᴹQ. airon for discussion.
Reference ✧ PE17/27 ✧ †aire “Sea”
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| ✶gaı̯ră > †aire | [gaira] > [ɣaira] > [aira] | ✧ PE17/27 |