@@@ stem hildi- suggested in Discord chat 2021-12-15, hil (hild-) another possibility
Quenya
hildi
followers
hildë
noun. heir, follower, heir, follower; [ᴱQ.] child
Cognates
- S. hîl “heir”
Derivations
- √KHIL “follow (behind)”
Element in
- Q. Hildor “Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers”
- Q. sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn’ Ambar-metta “In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world” ✧ LotR/0967; PE17/103; PE22/147
hildor
collective name. Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers
A name for Men as the second-born children of Ilúvatar, following the elves (S/99). This name is a derivative of the root √KHIL (WJ/386-7) and is related to the word hildë “heir, follower”. This term is only attested in the plural, and it isn’t clear whether the singular term ✱Hildo can be used for a single Man (normally Atan). This name was sometimes glossed “Aftercomers” (S/99), but its other gloss “Followers” (S/103) is a better translation. The gloss “Aftercomers” probably alludes to Apanónar “After-born”, another name for Men.
Conceptual Development: In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, this term appeared as ᴹQ. Hildi (LR/245). In The Etymologies, the word hildi “followers, mortal men” appeared as a derivative of ᴹ√KHIL (Ety/KHIL), implying a singular form of ✱hilde.
In The Lord of the Rings, the plural term Q. Hildinyar was translated as “my heirs” (LotR/967). When it was written, Tolkien probably intended it to be the same word as Hildi “Men, Followers” (PE17/101, 103). In Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s, this term was first written Hildi (MR/130) but in the late-50s was changed to Hildor (WJ/219). Perhaps Tolkien split these terms, so that Hildor (singular ✱Hildo) was the proper name for Men, while hildi (singular ✱hildë) was the ordinary word for “follower” or “heir”.
Cognates
Derivations
- √KHIL “follow (behind)” ✧ PE17/018; PE17/101; SA/khil; WJ/387
Element in
Elements
Word Gloss hildë “heir, follower, heir, follower; [ᴱQ.] child” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √KHIL > hildi [kʰildi] > [xildi] > [hildi] ✧ PE17/018 √KHIL > hildi [kʰildi] > [xildi] > [hildi] ✧ PE17/101 √khil- > Hildor [kʰildor] > [xildor] > [hildor] ✧ SA/khil √KHILI > Hildor [kʰildor] > [xildor] > [hildor] ✧ WJ/387 Variations
- Hildi ✧ MR/130; MRI/Hildi
- hildi ✧ PE17/018; PE17/101; PE17/103
Yavannildi
followers of yavanna
Yavannildi pl. noun "Followers of Yavanna" (sg. #Yavannildë?), Elvish women who knew and kept the secret of the making of coimas (lembas) (PM:404). Apparently Yavanna + hildi.
aryon
heir
aryon noun "heir" (GAR under 3AR). In a deleted entry in the Etymologies, the word was given as aryo, aryon and defined as "son of property = heir" (VT45:14), whereas in VT45:16 (reproducing deleted material from the Etymologies), the word is defined as "heir, prince". Alternative form haryon.
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)