ᴹQ. teren adj. “slender” (Category: Thin (in Dimension))
An adjective appearing as teren or terene “slender” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from ᴹ✶terēn(ē) under the root ᴹ√TER “pierce” (Ety/TER). The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. teren “lissom, lithe” under the early root ᴱ√TEŘE [TEÐE] also having to do with piercing, but Tolkien marked ᴱQ. teren with a “?” (QL/91).
References ✧ Ety/TER
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| ᴹ✶terēn(ē) > teren | [terēn] > [teren] | ✧ Ety/TER |
| ᴹ✶terēn(ē) > terene | [terēnē] > [terenē] > [terene] | ✧ Ety/TER |