Q. fairë n. “spirit (disembodied), phantom; †radiance” (Category: Ghost, Specter, Phantom)

Q. fairë, n. “spirit (disembodied), phantom; †radiance” (Category: Ghost, Specter, Phantom)

References ✧ MC/221-223; MR/250, 349, 470; NM/237; PE17/124; VT43/37; VT44/17

Glosses

• “*spirit” ✧ VT43/37; VT44/17
• “phantom, disembodied spirit when seen as a pale shape” ✧ MC/223
• “spirit (in general)” ✧ MR/349; MR/470
• “spirit [disembodied]” ✧ NM/237
• “spirit as a kind of being [independent of a body]” ✧ PE17/124
• “spirit; †radiance” ✧ MR/250

Variations

• fairë ✧ MC/223; MR/250; MR/349; MR/470; NM/237; PE17/124; VT43/37; VT44/17

Related

• fairë “spirit (disembodied), phantom; †radiance” is distinct from a spirit in a body, which is fëa “(indwelling or incarnate) spirit, soul”

Inflections

fairi	plural	“phantoms”	✧ MC/221
fairi	plural		✧ MC/222

Element In

• Q. Fairondi “Incarnates” ✧ PE17/124
• Q. i fairi nécë “the pale phantoms” ✧ MC/221; MC/222
• Q. a Aina Fairë, Eru órava (o)messë “God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us” ✧ VT44/12
• Q. alcar i Ataren ar i Yondon ar i Airefëan “glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit” ✧ VT43/36

Cognates

• S. faer “spirit (in general)” ✧ MR/349; MR/470

Derivations

• < ✶phairi “spirit (general)” ✧ NM/237 (phai-rĭ)
  • < √PHAY “spirit” ✧ NM/237
    • < √PHA “exhalations (as mists upon water or steams and the like)” ✧ NM/237

Phonetic Developments

✶phai-rĭ > fairë

[pʰairi] > [pʰaire] > [ɸaire] > [faire]

✧ NM/237

ᴹQ. faire¹ n. “radiance” (Category: to Shine, Glisten)

Reference ✧ Ety/PHAY ✧ faire “radiance”

Cognates

• ON. phaire “radiance” ✧ Ety/PHAY

Derivations

• < ᴹ√PHAY “radiate, send out rays of light” ✧ Ety/PHAY

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√PHAY > faire

[pʰajre] > [pʰaire] > [ɸaire] > [faire]

✧ Ety/PHAY

ᴱQ. #qímar n. “phantom” (Category: Ghost, Specter, Phantom)

References ✧ MC/213

Inflections

qímari

plural

“phantoms”

✧ MC/213

Element In

• ᴱQ. níve qímari ringa ambar “the pale phantoms in her cold bosom” ✧ MC/213