Eldamo : Middle Primitive Elvish : BER

ᴹ√BER root. “valiant”

ᴹ√BER root. “valiant”: ᴱ√NOLO “dare”

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “valiant”, its most notable derivative is the name S. Beren “Bold”. It had a variety of derivatives having to do with daring, such as ᴹQ. verya-/N. bertha- “to dare” and ᴹQ. verya/N. beren “bold”. The continued appearance of the name Beren in the later versions of The Silmarillion implies the root remained valid, but this name was only translated in The Etymologies of the 1930s, so it could have shifted in meaning.

References ✧ Ety/BER, BES

Glosses

“valiant” ✧ Ety/BER

BER “valiant” might, for the sense “valiant”, be preferred over √KAN “cry aloud; (Q. only) command; lead, rule”

Derivatives

> Ilk. bereth “valor” ✧ Ety/BER
- ⇒ Ilk. Elbereth “*Valor Star” ✧ Ety/BER
> ᴹ✶berō “valiant man, warrior” ✧ Ety/BER; Ety/BES
- > Dan. beorn “man” ✧ Ety/BER
- > Ilk. ber “valiant man, warrior” ✧ Ety/BER
> ᴹ✶bérya- “to dare” ✧ Ety/BER
- > ᴹQ. verya- “to dare” ✧ Ety/BER
> ᴹQ. verie “boldness” ✧ Ety/BER
> ᴹQ. verya “bold” ✧ Ety/BER
- ⇒ ᴹQ. verie “boldness”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !veryandë “adventure, undertaking”
> ON. berina “bold, brave” ✧ Ety/BER
- > N. beren¹ “bold” ✧ Ety/BER
  - ⇒ N. Beren “Bold” ✧ Ety/BER
  - ⇒ S. Beregond “?Valiant Stone”
  - ⇒ S. Beren “Bold”
> ON. bertha- “to be bold” ✧ Ety/BER
- > N. bertha- “to dare” ✧ Ety/BER
  - ⇒ ᴺS. !berthas “adventure, bold undertaking”
  - ⇒ ᴺS. !berthian “challenge; daring, audacity”