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'''''iaur''''' is a [[Sindarin]] adjective meaning "old, ancient, original, former".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''iaur''</ref>
'''''iaur''''' is a [[Sindarin]] adjective meaning "old, ancient, original, former".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''iaur''</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
*[[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[YA]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''YA'''</ref>
*[[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[YA]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "YA"</ref>
 
==Examples==
* ''[[Aran Einior|Aran Ein'''ior''']]'' = "Elder King"
* ''[[Drúwaith Iaur|Drúwaith '''Iaur''']]'' = "Old Púkel land"
* ''[[Tom Bombadil|'''Iar'''wain]]'' = "Old-young"
* ''[[Ioreth]]'' = "Old Woman"
* ''[[Iorhael]]'' = "Frodo" (lit. "Old Wise")
* ''[[Sennas Iaur|Sennas '''Iaur''']]'' = "Old Guesthouse"
 
==Inspiration==
[[Jim Allan]] notes that ''iâr'' in [[Welsh]] means "a hen", while ''hen'' means "old" in Welsh.<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Sindarin", p. 50</ref>


==Cognates==
==Cognates==
*[[Quenya]]: ''[[yára]]''
*[[Quenya]]: ''[[yára]]''
==See also==
* ''[[Tom Bombadil|Iarwain]]''
* ''[[Ioreth]]''
* ''[[Iorhael]]''
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 2 October 2022

iaur is a Sindarin adjective meaning "old, ancient, original, former".[1]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Examples[edit | edit source]

Inspiration[edit | edit source]

Jim Allan notes that iâr in Welsh means "a hen", while hen means "old" in Welsh.[3]

Cognates[edit | edit source]

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry iaur
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "YA"
  3. Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Sindarin", p. 50