Eldamo : Quenya : nir-

Q. nir- v. (basic-verb) “to press, thrust, force (in a given direction)” (Category: to Push, Shove)

Q. nir-, v. (basic-verb) “to press, thrust, force (in a given direction); *to impose (with allative)” (Category: to Push, Shove): ᴱQ. #ele- “to drive; to come”

@@@ Neo-Quenya sense “to impose” (along with allative) from Röandil in the “Neologism of the Day” series on the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS) on 2023-04-01

References ✧ PE22/165; VT41/17

Inflections

nirin	aorist 1st-sg	“press, thrust, force (in a given direction)”	✧ PE22/165
nirin	aorist 1st-sg	“I press/thrust/force (in a given direction)”	✧ VT41/17
niruvan	future 1st-sg		✧ PE22/165
†ninden	past 1st-sg		✧ PE22/165
nirnen	past 1st-sg		✧ PE22/165
inírien	perfect 1st-sg		✧ PE22/165
nīran	present 1st-sg		✧ PE22/165

Cognates

ᴺS. !nista- “to press, thrust, force (in a given direction)”
S. nidh- “to will” ✧ PE22/165 (niðin)
T. nid- “urge, press, force” ✧ PE22/165

Derivations

< √NID “force, press(ure), thrust; will” ✧ PE22/165; VT41/17

Phonetic Developments

√NID > nirin	[nidin] > [niðin] > [nirin]	✧ PE22/165
√NID > nirin	[nidin] > [niðin] > [nirin]	✧ VT41/17