Q. ranya n. “erratic wandering” (Category: to Wander, Stray)
A word for “erratic wandering” appearing in notes on The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from the late 1960s, derived from √RAN “wander, stray, meander” (VT42/13).
Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s, ᴹQ. (a)ranya was glossed “free” and derived from ᴹ✶(a)ranı̯ā under the root ᴹ√RAN “wander, stray” (EtyAC/RAN).
References ✧ VT42/12-13
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| √RAN > ranya | [ranja] | ✧ VT42/12 |
| √RAN > ranya | [ranja] | ✧ VT42/13 |