S. #gaer¹ adj. “awful, fearful” (Category: Fear, Fright)

S. #gaer¹, adj. “awful, fearful, [N.] dreadful” (Category: Fear, Fright)

S. daer² “dreadful, abominable, detestable”

ᴺS. ^gaer “red, copper-coloured, ruddy”

Reference ✧ WJ/400 ✧ #gaer “awful, fearful”

Related

• gor-¹ “hard, difficult”

Element In

• S. Gaerys “Ossë” ✧ WJ/400

Derivations

• < ✶gairā “awful, fearful” ✧ WJ/400
  • < √GAY(AR) “awe, dread; astound, make aghast; sea” ✧ WJ/400 (gay-)

Phonetic Developments

✶gairā > #gaer

[gairā] > [gaira] > [gair] > [gaer]

✧ WJ/400

N. gaer adj. “dreadful” (Category: Fear, Fright)

Reference ✧ Ety/GÁYAS ✧ “dreadful”

Derivations

• < ON. gērrha “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
  • < ᴹ✶gaisrā “dreadful” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • < gǣsra < gaisrā ✧ Ety/GÁYAS
    • < ᴹ√GAYAS “fear” ✧ Ety/GÁYAS (GÁYAS)

Phonetic Developments

ON. gērrha > gaer

[gę̄rra] > [gę̄rr] > [gaerr] > [gaer]

✧ Ety/GÁYAS