A word for “a head of hair, a person’s hair as a whole” appearing in The Shibboleth of Fëanor from 1968 (PM/345). In notes from 1965 Tolkien instead gave Q. findilë for “head of hair” (PE17/17). I would use the 1968 word findessë for purposes of Neo-Quenya; see the entry for findë for more suggestions on the application (Neo) Quenya hair words.
Quenya
findessë
head of hair, a person's hair as a whole
findessë
noun. head of hair, person’s hair as a whole
Elements
Word Gloss findë “hair (especially of the head), tress or plait of hair, hair (especially of the head); tress or plait of hair, [ᴹQ.] braid of hair” -ssë “abstract noun”
findë
hair
findë (1) noun "hair" (especially of the head) (PM:340), "a tress or plait of hair" (PM:345), "tress, braid of hair, lock of hair" (SPIN)
findilë
head of hair
findilë noun "a head of hair". Compare findessë. (PE17:17)
findilë
noun. head of hair
Cognates
- S. finnel “head of hair, fax, mass of long hair; having fine or beautiful hair, head of hair, fax, mass of long hair; having fine or beautiful hair; [N.] (braided) hair; [G.] tress” ✧ PE17/017
Derivations
- ✶spindilā “head of hair” ✧ PE17/017
Element in
- Q. Laurefindele “Golden Haired” ✧ PE17/017
Elements
Word Gloss findë “hair (especially of the head), tress or plait of hair, hair (especially of the head); tress or plait of hair, [ᴹQ.] braid of hair” -lë “abstract noun, adverb” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶spindilā > findile [spindele] > [ɸindele] > [findele] ✧ PE17/017 Variations
- findile ✧ PE17/017
finë
hair
finë (1) (stem *fini-, given the primitive form ¤phini) noun "a hair" _(PM:340, PE17:17) or "larch" (SPIN)_
loxë
hair
loxë (1) ("ks")noun "hair" (LOK). In later sources Tolkien uses findë, findessë, findilë for "hair", leaving the conceptual status of loxë uncertain.
findessë noun "a head of hair, a person's hair as a whole" (PM:345). Compare findilë.