S. fuir adj. “north” (Category: Right (vs. Left))
A word appearing in the name Eryn Fuir “North Wood” in notes from the late 1960s that were ultimately struck through (VT42/20). David Salo suggested it was likely derived from *phorya (GS/255). If so, it would be a later version of N. fœir >> feir “right (hand)” from The Etymologies of the 1930s, which was the equivalent of ᴹQ. forya under the root ᴹ√PHOR of similar meaning (Ety/PHOR).
These differences between the Noldorin and Sindarin forms were due to varying phonetic developments in the 1930s vs. the 1950s-60s; see the entry on how œi became ui in Sindarin for more details.
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would use ᴺS. fuir in its 1930s sense “right (hand)”, since we have plenty of other words for “north”.
Reference ✧ VT42/20 ✧ Fuir “north”
Element In
Derivations
N. feir² adj. “right (hand)” (Category: Right (vs. Left))
References ✧ Ety/PHOR; EtyAC/PHOR
Glosses
Changes
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√PHOR > fœir > feir | [pʰorja] > [ɸorja] > [forja] > [foria] > [fœria] > [fœri] > [fœir] > [feir] | ✧ Ety/PHOR |