S. maer adj. “good, excellent, fair” (Category: Good)

S. maer, adj. “good, excellent, fair; [N.] useful, fit, good (of things)” (Category: Good)

G. nogrin “excellent, conspicuous”

References ✧ PE17/162-163, 172

Glosses

• “excellent” ✧ PE17/163; PE17/172 (maer)
• “excellent, fair, good” ✧ PE17/163
• “good” ✧ PE17/162
• “good, proper” ✧ PE17/172 (maer)

Related

• maer “excellent, fair, good” changed its sense owing to influence of √MAG ✧ PE17/163

Element In

• ᴺS. !maeras “goodness”
• ᴺS. !navaer “farewell, (lit.) be well”
• ᴺS. !novaer “goodbye, farewell, (lit.) be well”

Cognates

• Q. maira “admirable, excellent, precious, splendid, sublime” ✧ PE17/163; PE17/163; PE17/172 (maira)
• Q. mára “good, proper” ✧ PE17/172 (mára)

Derivations

• < √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state” ✧ PE17/172 (MAG)
• < √MAY “excellent, admirable, beautiful; make [art]; suitable, useful, proper, serviceable; right” ✧ PE17/162; PE17/163; PE17/163

Phonetic Developments

√MAY > maer	[mairā] > [maira] > [mair] > [maer]	✧ PE17/162
√MAG > maer	[magrā] > [magra] > [maɣra] > [maira] > [mair] > [maer]	✧ PE17/172

N. maer adj. “useful, fit, good (of things)” (Category: Good)

Reference ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG ✧ “useful, fit, good (of things)”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. mára “good (of things), useful, fit” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶magrā “useful, fit, good (of things)” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG
  • < ᴹ√MAG “use, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶magrā > maer

[magrā] > [magra] > [maɣra] > [maira] > [mair] > [maer]

✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG

ᴱN. maur adj. “good” (Category: Good)

References ✧ PE13/122, 124-125, 150

Glosses

• “good” ✧ PE13/122 (môr); PE13/124 (môr); PE13/124 (mór); PE13/124 (mor); PE13/125 (môr); PE13/150

Variations

• maur ✧ PE13/150
• môr ✧ PE13/122; PE13/124; PE13/125; PE13/125
• mór ✧ PE13/124; PE13/150 (mór)
• mor ✧ PE13/124
• moir ✧ PE13/150

Changes

• mui(a)d >> moi(a)d ✧ PE13/125
• mui(a)nt >> moi(a)nt ✧ PE13/125
• moir >> maur ✧ PE13/150
• mór >> maur “good” ✧ PE13/150

Inflections

moead	augmentative	✧ PE13/125
moi(a)d	augmentative	✧ PE13/125
mui(a)d	augmentative	✧ PE13/125
maur	plural	✧ PE13/150
môr(in)	plural	✧ PE13/122
môr(ir)	plural	✧ PE13/124
moi(a)nt	superlative	✧ PE13/125
mui(a)nt	superlative	✧ PE13/125

Element In

• ᴱN. damor “no good”
• ᴱN. i weg mór “the good man” ✧ PE13/124
• ᴱN. i weg mor agos “the very good man” ✧ PE13/124
• ᴱN. moir “goods” ✧ PE13/150

Cognates

• ᴱQ. mára¹ “mighty, power[ful], doughty; good, excellent, useful (of things)” ✧ PE13/122 (māra); PE13/125 (mā-ra)

Derivations

• < ᴱ√MAHA “grasp”

G. mora adj. “good” (Category: Good)

References ✧ GG/10, 15-16; GL/17, 56-57; PE13/115

Glosses

• “good” ✧ GG/10; GG/15; GL/56; GL/57; PE13/115 (mawr)

Variations

• mora ✧ GG/10; GG/15; GL/56; GL/57
• mawr ✧ PE13/115

Related

• mai “well” av. to mora “good” ✧ GL/56

Inflections

modron	augmentative		✧ GG/16
modron	augmentative	“better”	✧ GL/57
**monthir	diminutive	“worse”	✧ GG/16
moranthir	diminutive	“worse”	✧ GG/16
mor’	elided		✧ GL/17
mair(in)	plural		✧ PE13/115
moron	plural	“good”	✧ GG/15

Element In

• G. bessin moron “good wives” ✧ GG/15
• G. bess mora “a good wife” ✧ GG/15
• G. maien “better” ✧ PE13/115
• G. main “better” ✧ PE13/115
• G. mor’ach “*too good” ✧ GL/17
• G. nosi mora “good by nature” ✧ GG/10
• G. nôs mora “good by nature” ✧ GG/10

Cognates

• ᴱQ. mára¹ “mighty, power[ful], doughty; good, excellent, useful (of things)”

Derivations

• < ᴱ√MAHA “grasp”