taer

adjective right, not curved, straight

right; not curved; straight

Etymology

Root: √TEÑ "indicate, signify, show, represent, betoken, mark, to point at"

Primitive Eldarin: ✶teñrā

Cognates

quenya

téra

References

View on Eldamo

Sources: Ety/TEÑ, EtyAC/TEÑ

Notes

This word has a peculiar phonetic development even in Noldorin form, which we retain in Sindarin. Regular development would yield "tair".