S. #tir- v. “to look (towards), watch (over), guard” (Category: to Look)

S. #tir-, v. “to look (towards), watch (over), guard; ⚠️[G.] to look (out) for, watch for, await, expect” (Category: to Look)

G. gwir- “to look (at)”

References ✧ Let/279, 427; LotR/729; MR/320; PE17/95; RGEO/64-65; S/168

Changes

• tíro >> tĭro ✧ Let/427

Inflections

tiro	imperative		✧ LotR/729; RGEO/65
tiro	imperative	“look towards (watch over)”	✧ RGEO/64
tíro	imperative		✧ Let/279
tíro	imperative		✧ Let/427
tíro	imperative	“look”	✧ PE17/95
tĭro	imperative		✧ Let/427
dir	soft-mutation; t-mutation	“looking”	✧ MR/320
Dirnen	soft-mutation passive-participle; t-mutation	“guarded”	✧ S/168

Elements

√TIR

“watch (over), look at, observe, gaze at”

✧ RGEO/65

Element In

• S. amdir “hope [based on reason], (lit.) looking up” ✧ MR/320
• S. a tiro nin, Fanuilos “o guard me, Elbereth” ✧ LotR/729; PE17/94; RGEO/64
• S. #ethir² “spy”
• S. Gwahaedir “?Far Watcher”
• S. Talath Dirnen “Guarded Plain” ✧ S/168
• S. #tirnen “guarded” ✧ S/168 (Dirnen)

Derivations

• < √TIR “watch (over), look at, observe, gaze at” ✧ Let/427

Phonetic Developments

√TIR > tĭro

[tir-]

✧ Let/427

N. tir- v. “to watch” (Category: to Look)

References ✧ Ety/TIR; EtyAC/NDI

Inflections

tiro	imperative		✧ EtyAC/NDI
tiri	infinitive	“watch”	✧ Ety/TIR
Dirnen	soft-mutation passive-participle; t-mutation	“guarded”	✧ Ety/TIR

Element In

• N. a tiro’men Gilthoniel “*oh watch us, Gilthoniel” ✧ EtyAC/NDI
• N. heledir(n) “kingsfisher, (lit.) fish-watcher”
• N. Dalath Dirnen “Guarded Plain” ✧ Ety/TIR
• N. tirith “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR
• N. #tirnen “guarded” ✧ Ety/TIR (Dirnen)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. #tir- “to watch” ✧ Ety/TIR (tirin)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√TIR “watch, guard” ✧ Ety/TIR

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√TIR > tiri

[tir-]

✧ Ety/TIR

G. tir- v. “to look (out) for, watch for, await, expect” (Category: to Look)

References ✧ GL/68, 71; LT1A/Kortirion

Glosses

• “look for, look out for, watch for, await, expect” ✧ GL/71
• “look out for, await” ✧ LT1A/Kortirion

Variations

• tir- ✧ GL/68; GL/71; LT1A/Kortirion

Related

• tir- “look for, look out for, watch for, await, expect” cp. tair ✧ GL/71
• ᴺS. !hora- “to await, expect” cf. tir- “to look (out) for, watch for, await, expect”
• tair “look-out, watch, guard; gaze, regard” cp. tir- ✧ GL/68

Inflections

tairi	past	✧ GL/71
tirthi	past	✧ GL/71

Element In

• G. tirin “watch-tower, turret, tower” ✧ GL/71

Derivations

• < ᴱ√TIRI “watch; guard; observe” ✧ LT1A/Kortirion