N. nîr n. “tear, weeping” (Category: Tear)

N. nîr, n. “weeping, [G.] grief, sorrow; ⚠️[N.] tear” (Category: Tear)

G. sigweth “lamentation, weeping”

References ✧ Ety/NEI; EtyAC/NEI

Glosses

• “tear, weeping” ✧ Ety/NEI; EtyAC/NEI (nîr)

Element In

• N. nírnaeth “lamentation” ✧ Ety/NEI
• ᴺS. ^nírol “sad, sorrowing, *sorrowful”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nie “tear” ✧ Ety/NEI (níre)

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶neñrē “tear, weeping” ✧ EtyAC/NEI (neñrē)
  • < ᴹ√NEY “tear” ✧ EtyAC/NEI (NEÑ)
• < ᴹ√NEY “tear” ✧ Ety/NEI (NEI̯)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√NEI̯ > nîr	[neire] > [nīre] > [nīr]	✧ Ety/NEI
ᴹ✶neñrē > nîr	[neŋrē] > [neɣrē] > [nēre] > [nīre] > [nīr]	✧ EtyAC/NEI

ᴱN. nîr¹ n. “tear” (Category: Tear)

Reference ✧ PE13/151 ✧ nír “tear”

Element In

• ᴱN. nírnaith “weeping” ✧ PE13/151

G. nîr¹ n. “grief, sorrow” (Category: Grief, Sorrow)

References ✧ GL/59-60; LT1A/Mornië

Glosses

• “grief” ✧ LT1A/Mornië
• “grief, sorrow” ✧ GL/60

Related

• necha “woe” cp. nîr ✧ GL/59

Element In

• G. Mornir “Black Grief” ✧ LT1A/Mornië
• G. nîriol “sad, sorrowing” ✧ GL/60
• G. nirnaithos “great lament” ✧ GL/60

Cognates

• ᴱQ. nyére “grief” ✧ GL/60 (nyēre); LT1A/Mornië

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶nı̯ēr “grief” ✧ GL/60; LT1A/Mornië (niēr-)
  • < ᴱ√NYEHE “weep” ✧ GL/60 (nı̯eχe)
    • < ᴱ√NYE(NE) “bleat” ✧ GL/59 (nı̯ē)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶nı̯ēr- > nîr¹

[njēr] !!! [nēr] > [nīr]

✧ GL/60