N. trîw adj. “fine, very slender” (Category: Thin (in Dimension))
An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “fine, slender” derived from ᴹ✶terēwā “piercing, keen” under the root ᴹ√TER “pierce” (Ety/TER).
Conceptual Development: Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s had ᴱN. tlui “slender” derived from ᴱ✶t:loise and cognate to ᴱQ. toloise “rounded, cylindrical” (PE13/154).
References ✧ Ety/TER; EtyAC/TER
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| ᴹ✶terḗwā > trîw | [terēwā] > [trēwā] > [trīwā] > [trīwa] > [trīw] | ✧ Ety/TER |