herves

/'her.ves/ .zR4zf
noun
wife, lady
plural hervis
Reconstructed from Noldorin
noun People

Etymology

Root: √KHER "possess, rule, govern, have power"
Root: √BES "to wed"
kʰerbesse › xerbesse › xervesse › xervess › hervess › herves View phonetic development in Quettamorphosis

Elements

  • KHER rule, govern root
  • BES wed root

References

View on Eldamo

Sources: Ety/BES, Ety/KHER

Notes

More formal than "bess", associated with "lady" as the wife of a "lord".