Eldamo : Sindarin : ferui

S. ferui adj. “ready to hand, (quickly) available” (Category: Ready)

S. ferui, adj. “ready to hand, (quickly) available” (Category: Ready)

An adjective in Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) of 1959 glossed “ready to hand, (quickly) available” and derived from the root √PHERE (PE17/181). Previously the glosses of this word were {“easy” >> “prompt” >>} “ready to hand”.

References ✧ PE17/181

Glosses

“easy” ✧ PE17/181 (ferui)
“prompt” ✧ PE17/181 (ferui)
“ready to hand, (quickly) available” ✧ PE17/181

Changes

ferui “easy” >> ferui “prompt” ✧ PE17/181
ferui “prompt” >> ferui “ready to hand, (quickly) available” ✧ PE17/181

Cognates

Q. férima “ready to hand, (quickly) available” ✧ PE17/181

Derivations

< √PHER “*ready, prompt” ✧ PE17/181 (PHERE)

Phonetic Developments

√PHERE > ferui

[pʰereja] > [ɸereja] > [ɸereiā] > [ɸerīa] > [ferīa] > [ferī] > [feir] > [fair] ? [ferui]

✧ PE17/181