N. sîr n. “river” (Category: Brook, Stream, River)

References ✧ Ety/SIR; RS/433

Glosses

• “river” ✧ Ety/SIR

Variations

• sîr ✧ Ety/SIR

Inflections

#hiriath

soft-mutation class-plural; s-mutation

✧ RS/433

Element In

• N. Beleghir “Great River”
• N. Calenhir “*Green River”
• N. Narosîr “Redway”
• N. Ossiriand “Land of Seven Rivers”
• N. Sirannon “Gate-stream”
• N. Nanduhiriath “Dimrill-dale” ✧ RS/433
• N. Sirion ✧ Ety/SIR

Cognates

• ᴹQ. síre “river” ✧ Ety/SIR (sīre)
• ON. sīre “river” ✧ Ety/SIR

Derivations

• < ON. sīre “river” ✧ Ety/SIR
  • < ᴹ√SIR “flow” ✧ Ety/SIR

Phonetic Developments

ON. sīre > sîr

[sīre] > [sīr]

✧ Ety/SIR

ᴱN. sîr n. “stream”

Reference ✧ PE13/147 ✧ sír “stream”

Changes

• sír “stream” >> hír “lord” ✧ PE13/147

Element In

• ᴱN. Thornsir “Stream of Eagles”

G. sîr n. “river” (Category: Brook, Stream, River)

References ✧ GL/67; LT1A/Sirion

Glosses

• “river” ✧ GL/67; LT1A/Sirion

Element In

• G. siriol “flowing, fluent, liquid, melliflous” ✧ GL/68
• G. Sirion “†river” ✧ GL/67; LT1A/Sirion
• G. Thorn Sir “Eagle-stream” ✧ LT2A/Thorn Sir

Cognates

• ᴱQ. sindi “river” ✧ LT1A/Sirion

Derivations

• < ᴱ√SIÐI “flow” ✧ LT1A/Sirion (SIRI)