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From the [[root]] [[ER]] plus the adjectival ending [[-eb]]. | From the [[root]] [[ER]] plus the adjectival ending [[-eb]]. | ||
It's also possible that it derives from [[Old Sindarin]] full word *'' | It's also possible that it derives from [[Old Sindarin]] full word *''eripa'' and this from [[Primitive Elvish]] *''erikwâ'' | ||
[[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | [[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 16 March 2009
ereb (pl. erib) means lonely or isolated in Sindarin.
Etymology
From the root ER plus the adjectival ending -eb.
It's also possible that it derives from Old Sindarin full word *eripa and this from Primitive Elvish *erikwâ
