Sindarin equivalent of Q. Hildor “Followers” as a name for Men (WJ/219). It is clearly derived from the same root √KHIL, but otherwise its etymology is unclear. Another Sindarin term with a similar meaning is Aphadon.
Quenya
hildi
followers
hildi
followers
echil
collective name. Followers
Sindarin equivalent of Q. Hildor “Followers” as a name for Men (WJ/219). It is clearly derived from the same root √KHIL, but otherwise its etymology is unclear. Another Sindarin term with a similar meaning is Aphadon.
Cognates
- Q. Hildor “Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers” ✧ WJ/219; WJI/Echil; WJ/219; WJI/Hildor
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hildi
collective name. Mortal Men, (lit.) Followers
Changes
Hildi→ Hildor ✧ WJ/219- Hildi → Hildor ✧ WJI/Hildor
Derivations
- ᴹ√KHIL “follow” ✧ Ety/KHIL; EtyAC/TĀ
Element in
- ᴹQ. en kárielto eldain Isil, hildin Úr-anar; toi írimar “for Elves they made the Moon, but for Men the red Sun; which are beautiful” ✧ LR/072; LR/072
- ᴹQ. Hildórien ✧ Ety/KHIL; LR/245
- ᴹQ. Rómenildi “Easterlings”
- ᴹQ. Tarkil “High Man” ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
- ᴹQ. Turkil “Great Man, Lordly Man, Númenórean”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KHIL > hildi [kʰildi] > [xildi] > [hildi] ✧ Ety/KHIL ᴹ√KHIL > χild [kʰild] > [xild] > [hild] ✧ EtyAC/TĀ Variations
- hildi ✧ Ety/KHIL
- χild ✧ EtyAC/TĀ (χild)
hildi, -hildi noun "followers" (used = mortal men, the Second-born of Ilúvatar) (KHIL) (also Hildor, q.v.). Dat. pl. hildin "for men", a dative pl. occurring in Fíriel's Song. Cf. hildinyar "my heirs", evidently *hildë, hildo "follower, heir" + -inya "my" + -r plural ending (EO)