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ᴹQ. feren (fern-) n. “beech-tree” (Category: Beech)

ᴹQ. feren (fern-), n. “beech-tree” (Category: Beech)
ᴱQ. neldorin “beech-tree”
ᴱQ. neldor “beech”

A word for “beech-tree” in The Etymologies of the 1930s with variants feren and ferne derived from primitive ᴹ✶pheren based on the root ᴹ√PHER(EN) “beech” (Ety/BERÉTH; PHER). Its plural form was ferni < *fer(e)nī due to the affect of the Quenya syncope. It is likely the variant singular ferne was based on this plural, with feren being the original singular form.

Conceptual Development: In Early Qenya of the 1910s and 20s, the word for “beech” was ᴱQ. neldor derived from the early root ᴱ√NELE point (QL/65; PE16/139). Later Tolkien decided S. neldor “beech” was Sindarin; see that entry for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/BERÉTH, PHER

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ferni plural ✧ Ety/BERÉTH; Ety/PHER

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ᴹ✶phéren > feren [pʰeren] > [ɸeren] > [feren] ✧ Ety/BERÉTH
ᴹ√PHÉREN > feren [pʰeren] > [ɸeren] > [feren] ✧ Ety/PHER