S. rain n. “erratic wandering” (Category: to Wander, Stray)
A word for “erratic wandering” appearing in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from the late 1960s, derived from √RAN “wander, stray, meander” and an element in the river name Gilrain “*Wandering Star” (VT42/13). See also ᴺS. rain “free, *unconstrained” [N. rhain] for another (adjectival) meaning for this word.
References ✧ UT/242; VT42/12-13
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| √ran- > rain | [ranja] > [rania] > [renia] > [reni] > [rein] > [rain] | ✧ UT/242 |
| √RAN > -rain | [ranja] > [rania] > [renia] > [reni] > [rein] > [rain] | ✧ VT42/12 |
| √RAN > rein > rain | [ranja] > [rania] > [renia] > [reni] > [rein] > [rain] | ✧ VT42/13 |