ᴹQ. Yáre m. “Eldest”
A name for Tom Bombadil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, glossed “Eldest” (TI/125). It seems to be yáre “former days” (or some variation thereof) used as a name.
References ✧ TI/125; TII/Tom Bombadil
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| yáre | “former days” |