Eldamo : Middle Quenya : sara

ᴹQ. sara [þ] n. “stiff dry grass, bent” (Category: Grass)

ᴹQ. sara [þ], n. “stiff dry grass, bent [as a type of grass]” (Category: Grass)

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stiff dry grass, bent” under the root ᴹ√STAR “stiff” (Ety/STAR). In theory “bent” may be an adjective, but more likely it refers to the species of stiff grass often used in lawns.

Reference ✧ Ety/STAR ✧ “stiff dry grass, bent”

Cognates

N. thâr “stiff grass” ✧ Ety/STAR

Derivations

< ᴹ√STAR “stiff” ✧ Ety/STAR

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√STAR > sara

[θara] > [θara] > [sara]

✧ Ety/STAR