Eldamo : Gnomish : uivrin

G. uivrin adj. “barren” (Category: to Conceive)

⚠️G. uivrin, adj. “barren” (Category: to Conceive): ᴺS. ^aliavren “barren”

An adjective appearing as G. uivrin “barren” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed, the negated form of G. ivrin “fertile” (GL/46, 74). It had a variant form G. gwivrin “barren” where with the “ui- being replaced by analogy” (GL/46).

Neo-Sindarin: I would update this word to ᴺS. aliavren “barren” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, based on the updated word ᴺS. iavren “fertile”.

References ✧ GL/38, 46, 52, 74

Glosses

“barren” ✧ GL/74

uivrin which still survives, ui- being replaced by analogy [in] gwivrin “barren” ✧ GL/46
uivrin “barren” = gwivrin ✧ GL/74

Elements

ivrin	“fertile”	✧ GL/38; GL/52
u-	“negative prefix”	✧ GL/73 (û-)

Derivatives

> G. gwivrin “barren” ✧ GL/46

G. gwivrin adj. “barren” (Category: to Conceive)

See G. uivrin for discussion.

References ✧ GL/46, 52, 74

Glosses

“barren” ✧ GL/46

uivrin which still survives, ui- being replaced by analogy [in] gwivrin “barren” ✧ GL/46
uivrin “barren” = gwivrin ✧ GL/74

Elements

u-	“negative prefix”	✧ GL/52 (#gw-)
ivrin	“fertile”	✧ GL/52

Derivations

< G. uivrin “barren” ✧ GL/46

Phonetic Developments

G. uivrin > gwivrin

[wivrin] > [gʷivrin]

✧ GL/46