Quenya 

vínë

youth

vínë noun "youth" (probably as abstract) (VT47:26, PE17:191)

vínë

noun. youth, youth, *childhood

Cognates

  • S. gwîn “youth” ✧ PE17/191

Derivations

  • WIN “young, young, [ᴹ√] new, fresh” ✧ PE17/191; VT47/26

Element in

  • Q. vinimetta “end of youth, end of youth, *reaching middle age”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
WIN > vínë[wīne] > [βīne] > [vīne]✧ PE17/191

Variations

  • víne ✧ VT47/26
Quenya [PE17/191; VT47/26] Group: Eldamo. Published by

winya

new, fresh, young

winya (1) adj. "new, fresh, young" _(VT45:16; though the entry including this form was struck out in the Etymologies, _vinya "new" is a valid word in Tolkien's later Quenya, and it is meant to represent older winya. Compare winyamo, q.v.)

vírië

youth

vírië noun "youth" (as abstract) (VT46:22)

laisi

youth, vigour, new life

laisi, laito noun "youth, vigour, new life" (LT1:267; rather vië or nésë, nessë in Tolkien's later Quenya)

sinya

new

sinya adj. "new" (SI)

sinyë

evening

sinyë (þ) noun "evening" (THIN)

vinya

young

vinya (1) adj. "young" (VT46:22, VT47:26, PE17:191) or "new" (cf. compounds Vinyamar, Vinyarië below; cf. also winya "new, fresh, young" in a deleted entry in the Etymologies, VT45:16; there the word was first written as vinya.) Vinya "the Young", original name of the isle of Númenor among its own people (SD:332).

vinyë

evening

[vinyë noun "evening" (VT46:21)]

vinyarë

noun. youth, youth, *young adulthood

Elements

WordGloss
vinya“young, new”
-rë“abstract noun”

-lwa

suffix. our (inclusive)

-lma

suffix. our (inclusive)

Variations

  • -lma ✧ PE17/013; PE17/013; PE17/057; PE17/132; PE17/135; PE17/190
Quenya [PE17/013; PE17/057; PE17/132; PE17/135; PE17/190] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-lva

suffix. our (inclusive)

Derivations

  • -lwa ✧ PE17/130

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
-lwa > -lva[-lwa] > [-lva]✧ PE17/130

Variations

  • -lwa ✧ VT49/16
Quenya [PE17/130; VT49/16] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nessa

young

nessa adj. "young" (NETH), alsoNessa as name of a Valië, the spouse of Tulkas (adopted and adapted from Valarin, or an archaic Elvish formation: WJ:404 vs. 416). Also called Indis, "bride" (NETH, NI1). The fem. name Nessanië (UT:210) would seem to incorporate Nessa's name; the second element could mean "tear" (nië), but since Nessa is not normally associated with sorrow, this #nië is perhaps rather a variant of "female" (compare Tintanië as a variant of Tintallë).

nessë

youth

nessë noun "youth"; also nésë (NETH)

nésë

youth

nésë (Þ) noun "youth", also nessë (NETH). Not to be confused with nésë "he was"; see #1.

miru

noun. wine

Element in

Sindarin 

gwîn

noun. youth

n. youth. Q. víne. >> gwein

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:191] < WIN young. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

gwîn

noun. youth

Cognates

  • Q. vínë “youth, youth, *childhood” ✧ PE17/191

Derivations

  • WIN “young, young, [ᴹ√] new, fresh” ✧ PE17/191

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
WIN > gwîn[wine] > [gwine] > [gwin] > [gwīn]✧ PE17/191
Sindarin [PE17/191] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwîn

noun. wine, vine

The wine of Dor-Winion occurs in the Lay of the children of Húrin and a place located either in the "burning South" in the first version, or probably east of the Blue Mountains in the second. Then we have Dorwinion as a meadow-land in Tol Eressëa at the end of the Quenta Silmarillion. It reappears in The Hobbit, and was finally placed North-West of the Sea of Rhûn in the decorated map by Pauline Baynes (see HL/115-117 for discussion). The meaning of this name is unknown and has been largely discussed. What do we have indeed in this "Winion", or rather gwinion since the initial w- must come from lenition? According to Christopher Tolkien, the Lay was begun c. 1918 and was composed during his father's stay at Leeds, a date meaning that the word can be Gnomish, possibly Early Noldorin, or in an indigenous language of Beleriand. In Gnomish and later in Doriathrin and Ilkorin, there is a genitive plural ending -ion which may very well be contained in this word. Then we would segment gwin-ion "of gwin". The context calls for "wine", "vine" or something similar. It can hardly be a coincidence that gwin is precisely the Welsh word for "wine", a loan from the Latin vinum, as the English "wine" itself

Sindarin [Dorwinion LotR/Map, LB/11,26,17,112, LR/334,338,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwain

adjective. new

Sindarin [Narwain (Narvinyë) LotR/D, Cf. Ety/399] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwein

adjective. young

adj. young. Q. vinya. >> gwîn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:191] < WIN young. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

gwein

adjective. young

cîr

adjective. renewed

Sindarin [VT/48:7-8] Group: SINDICT. Published by

sain

adjective. new

Sindarin [Ety/385, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

aduial

noun. the evening, time of star-opening, "evendim"

Sindarin [LotR/D] ad + uial "second twilight". Group: SINDICT. Published by

cýr

adjective. renewed

Sindarin [VT/48:7-8] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwîn

pronoun. our (inclusive)

Elements

WordGloss
gwe“we (inclusive)”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

gwain

new

1) #gwain (gwin-), lenited wain, pl. gwîn. Isolated from the month-name Narwain, ”new sun” (where #gwain appears in lenited form). The form gwîn ”young” listed in VT46:22 would have to be taken as a pl. form, if it is to be the cognate of Quenya vinya. 2) cîw (lenited gîw; no distinct pl. form) (fresh), 3) eden (begun again), pl. edin; 4) sain (sin-), lenited hain; pl. sîn;

gwain

new

(gwin-), lenited ’wain, pl. gwîn. Isolated from the month-name Narwain, ”new sun” (where #gwain appears in lenited form). The form gwîn ”young” listed in VT46:22 would have to be taken as a pl. form, if it is to be the cognate of Quenya vinya.

pîn

pronoun. our (inclusive)

Elements

WordGloss
pe“we (inclusive)”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

thîn

evening

†*thîn (no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. thíniath). The form cited in LR:392 s.v. __ is not marked as containing a long vowel (“thin”).

thîn

evening

(no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. thíniath). The form cited in LR:392 s.v. THIN is not marked as containing a long vowel (“thin”).

miru

noun. wine

Element in

  • ᴺS. mirwelthen “vintage, *(lit.) wine pressing”
  • ᴺS. mirybin “grape, (lit.) wine-berry”
Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

ŷ

noun. wine

A neologism for “wine” coined by Hialmr appearing in VQP (VQP), based on ᴱQ. io “wine” (PE16/141).

Cognates

  • Eq. io “wine”
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cîl

renewal

(i gîl; no distinct pl. form except with article: i chîl) (VT48:8)

cîr

renewed

clashes with the word for ”ship”.s

cîw

new

(lenited gîw; no distinct pl. form) (fresh)

nîth

youth

(construct nith; no distinct pl. form)

sain

adjective. new

Sindarin Group: Eldamo - neologism/adaptations. Published by

sain

new

(sin-), lenited hain; pl. sîn

tinnu

starlit evening

(i** dinnu, o thinnu) (dusk, twilight, early night without a moon), pl. tinny (i** thynny) if there is a pl. Verb

thinna

grow toward evening

(fade).

siniath

news

(tidings) (i siniath).

eden

new

(begun again), pl. edin

late evening

(i dhû) (night, nightfall, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302).

neth

young

neth (pl. nith). A homophone is the noun ”sister, girl”.

neth

young

(pl. nith). A homophone is the noun ”sister, girl”.

cýron

new moon

(i gýron), pl. cýroen (i chýroen). Archaic ✱cýraun, spelt cýrawn in the source (VT48:7).

dess

young woman

(i ness, o ndess, constuct des), pl. diss (i ndiss)

Primitive elvish

win

root. young, young, [ᴹ√] new, fresh

Tolkien used a similar set of Elvish roots for “youth” and “freshness” for many years. The earliest of these was primitive guı̯u̯ or gu̯iu̯ [ᴱ√GWIWI] in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like G. gui “just, just now, only just, already”, G. guin “recent, fresh”, and G. gwioth “youth” (GL/42). This root reappeared as ᴹ√WIR “new, fresh, young” in The Etymologies of the 1930s with variants ᴹ√ and ᴹ√WIN and derivatives ᴹQ. vírie “youth” and ᴹQ. virya “fresh” (EtyAC/WIR). The ᴹ√WIN variant had derivatives ᴹQ. vinya/N. gwîn “young”. Tolkien considered, but rejected, deriving these from strengthened ᴹ√GWIN instead, producing (also rejected) ᴹQ. winya/N. bîn (EtyAC/GWIN).

Q. vinya appeared in quite a few later names with the gloss “young” or “new”, but the Sindarin form became S. gwain as in S. Narwain “January, ✱(lit.) New Fire” (LotR/1110) and S. Iarwain “Old-young” (LotR/1114; RC/128). In Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959, both were given as derivatives of √WIN “young” along with Q. víne/S. gwîn “youth”, though the Sindarin word for “young” was given as (archaic?) gwein (PE17/191). Also related are various words for “baby” from 1968 notes such Q. †wine/S. gwinig “little-one, baby” (VT48/6). In these notes primitive wini was glossed “little” but this was deleted (VT47/26), making it likely that the earlier senses “young, new” were restored for √WIN.

As for the 1930s root ᴹ√WIR, it might have survived as an element in the month names Q. Víressë/S. Gwirith “April” (LotR/1110), perhaps meaning “✱freshness”.

Derivatives

  • wini “child not yet full grown” ✧ VT47/26
    • Q. winë “baby, little-one, child not yet full grown” ✧ VT47/26
  • ᴺQ. vin “just, just now, only just, already”
  • Q. vínë “youth, youth, *childhood” ✧ PE17/191; VT47/26
  • Q. vinya “young, new” ✧ PE17/191; VT47/26
  • Q. Víressë “April, *Freshness”
  • S. gwain “young, *new” ✧ PE17/191
  • ᴺS. gwí “just, just now, only just, already”
  • S. gwîn “youth” ✧ PE17/191

Element in

Variations

  • wini ✧ VT47/26 (wini)
  • win ✧ VT47/26
Primitive elvish [PE17/191; VT47/26] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

gwîn

noun. evening

Changes

  • gweingwîn “evening” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶winyā > gwein[winjā] > [winja] > [gwinja] > [gwenja] > [gwenia] > [gweni] > [gwein]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyā > gwîn[winji] > [winji] > [gwinji] > [gwenī] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyē > gwîn[winjē] > [winje] > [gwinje] > [gwinie] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]✧ EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • gwein ✧ Ety/WIN (gwein)
  • gwîn ✧ EtyAC/WIN (gwîn)
Noldorin [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwîn

adjective. young

Changes

  • gwînbîn ✧ EtyAC/GWIN

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vinya “young, new” ✧ EtyAC/GWIN; EtyAC/GWIN; EtyAC/WIR

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WIN “new, fresh, young” ✧ EtyAC/GWIN; EtyAC/WIR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GWIN > bîn[gwinje] > [binje] > [binie] > [bini] > [bin] > [bīn]✧ EtyAC/GWIN
ᴹ√WINI > gwîn[winje] > [gwinje] > [gwinie] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]✧ EtyAC/WIR

Variations

  • bîn ✧ EtyAC/GWIN (bîn)
  • gwîn ✧ EtyAC/GWIN (gwîn); EtyAC/WIR
Noldorin [EtyAC/GWIN; EtyAC/WIR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwîn

noun. wine, vine

The wine of Dor-Winion occurs in the Lay of the children of Húrin and a place located either in the "burning South" in the first version, or probably east of the Blue Mountains in the second. Then we have Dorwinion as a meadow-land in Tol Eressëa at the end of the Quenta Silmarillion. It reappears in The Hobbit, and was finally placed North-West of the Sea of Rhûn in the decorated map by Pauline Baynes (see HL/115-117 for discussion). The meaning of this name is unknown and has been largely discussed. What do we have indeed in this "Winion", or rather gwinion since the initial w- must come from lenition? According to Christopher Tolkien, the Lay was begun c. 1918 and was composed during his father's stay at Leeds, a date meaning that the word can be Gnomish, possibly Early Noldorin, or in an indigenous language of Beleriand. In Gnomish and later in Doriathrin and Ilkorin, there is a genitive plural ending -ion which may very well be contained in this word. Then we would segment gwin-ion "of gwin". The context calls for "wine", "vine" or something similar. It can hardly be a coincidence that gwin is precisely the Welsh word for "wine", a loan from the Latin vinum, as the English "wine" itself

Noldorin [Dorwinion LotR/Map, LB/11,26,17,112, LR/334,338,] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thîn

noun. evening

Noldorin [Ety/392, VT/46:18] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thîn

noun. evening

Changes

  • sînthîn ✧ Ety/THIN

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. sinye “evening” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√THIN “*grey” ✧ Ety/THIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√THIN > thîn[tʰinje] > [θinje] > [θinie] > [θini] > [θin] > [θīn]✧ Ety/THIN

Variations

  • thin ✧ EtyAC/THIN (thin)
  • sîn ✧ EtyAC/THIN (sîn)
Noldorin [Ety/THIN; EtyAC/THIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nîth

noun. youth

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nîth

noun. youth

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nése “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nēthē “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
    • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nēthē > nîth[nētʰē] > [nītʰē] > [nītʰe] > [nīθe] > [nīθ]✧ Ety/NETH
Noldorin [Ety/NETH] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sein

adjective. new

Noldorin [Ety/385, X/EI] Group: SINDICT. Published by

sein

adjective. new

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. sinya “new, new, *current” ✧ Ety/SI

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SI “this, here, now” ✧ Ety/SI

Element in

  • N. siniath “news, tidings” ✧ Ety/SI
  • N. sinnarn “novel tale” ✧ Ety/SI

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SI > sein[sinja] > [senja] > [senia] > [seni] > [sein]✧ Ety/SI
ᴹ√SI > sîn[sinji] > [sini] > [sin] > [sīn]✧ Ety/SI

eden

adjective. new, begun again

Noldorin [Ety/349] Group: SINDICT. Published by

neth

adjective. young

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

neth

adjective. young

irregular, compare: tathor @@@

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nessa “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nethrā “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
    • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS

Element in

  • N. dineth “bride” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS
  • N. Neth “Nessa” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • N. Nethwelein “Younger Gods”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nethra > neth[netʰra] > [neθra] > [neθr] > [neθ]✧ Ety/NETH
Noldorin [Ety/NETH; Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwîn

adjective. young


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Valarin 

mirub

noun. wine

Element in

  • Q. miruvórë “mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice, mead, nectar, special wine or cordial, drink of the Elves, (lit.) precious juice, [ᴱQ.] sweet drink” ✧ PE17/064
  • Val. mirubhōze “honey wine” ✧ PE17/038; WJ/399

Variations

  • midu ✧ PE17/064
Valarin [PE17/038; PE17/064; WJ/399] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Qenya 

vírie

noun. youth

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WIR “new, fresh, young” ✧ EtyAC/WIR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√WIR/WĪ/WIRI > vírie[wirie] > [βirie] > [virie]✧ EtyAC/WIR

sinya

adjective. new, new, *current

Cognates

  • N. sein “new” ✧ Ety/SI

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SI “this, here, now” ✧ Ety/SI

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SI > sinya[sinja]✧ Ety/SI

sinye

noun. evening

Cognates

  • N. thîn “evening” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√THIN “*grey” ✧ Ety/THIN

Element in

  • ᴺQ. sinyemat “dinner, evening meal”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√THIN > sinye[tʰinje] > [θinje] > [sinje]✧ Ety/THIN

vinye

noun. evening

Changes

  • vinyavinye “evening” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

  • N. gwîn “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • Ilk. gwine “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶winyā > winya > vinya[winjā] > [winja] > [vinja]✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyē > vinye[winjē] > [winje] > [vinje]✧ EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • vinya ✧ Ety/WIN (vinya)
Qenya [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nessa

adjective. young

Cognates

  • N. neth “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nethrā “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
    • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶neth-rā > nessa[netʰrā] > [netsā] > [netsa] > [nessa]✧ Ety/NETH

nesse

noun. youth

Element in

nése

noun. youth

Cognates

  • N. nîth “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nēthē “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
    • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Element in

  • ᴹQ. nessima “youthful” ✧ Ety/NETH

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nēthē > nése[nētʰē] > [nēθē] > [nēθe] > [nēse]✧ Ety/NETH
ᴹ√NETH > nesse[nettʰe] > [nesse]✧ Ety/NETH

Variations

  • nesse ✧ Ety/NETH

Doriathrin

gwine

noun. evening

A noun for “evening” derived from primitive ᴹ✶winyā [winjā], but it was rejected along with its root ᴹ√WIN (Ety/WIN). It is the clearest example of the Ilkorin phonetic development whereby [[ilk|final [j] became [i]]] and then became [e], since Tolkien indicated the intermediate forms before rejecting the word.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN
    • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶winyā > gwini > gwine[winjā] > [winja] > [gwinja] > [gwinj] > [gwini] > [gwine]✧ Ety/WIN
Doriathrin [Ety/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

winyē

noun. evening

Changes

  • winyāwinyē “evening” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Derivatives

  • Ilk. gwine “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN
  • ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • N. gwîn “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Variations

  • winyā ✧ Ety/WIN (winyā)
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN] Group: Eldamo. Published by

neth

root. young

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶nēthē “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
    • ᴹQ. nése “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
    • N. nîth “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • ᴹ✶nethrā “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
    • ᴹQ. nessa “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
    • N. neth “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • ᴹQ. nése “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • ᴹQ. Nessa “*Young” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • N. nesta- “to heal”
  • N. Neth “Nessa” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹
  • N. neth “young” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Nessaron “*Day of the Younger Gods” ✧ Ety/LEP
  • N. Nethwelein “Younger Gods” ✧ Ety/LEP
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nethrā

adjective. young

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. nessa “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • N. neth “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Variations

  • neth-rā ✧ Ety/NETH
  • nethra ✧ Ety/NETH
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nēthē

noun. youth

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. nése “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • N. nîth “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
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Gnomish

gwion

adjective. young

gwiw

adjective. young

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWIWI “*young” ✧ GL/42

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯iu̯ > gwiw[gwiw]✧ GL/42

Variations

  • gwion ✧ GL/42
  • gwiog ✧ GL/42

miros

noun. wine

Cognates

  • Eq. miru “wine” ✧ LT1A/Miruvor
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mîr

noun. wine

The words for “wine” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s were (archaic) G. †mîr and (ordinary) G. miros (GL/57), both related to ᴱQ. miru “wine” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/61).

Neo-Sindarin: In Tolkien’s later writing, S. mîr was “jewel” and S. miruvor was a loan word from Q. miruvórë, where the initial element was based on Val. mirub “wine” (PE17/37-38; WJ/399). As such I use ᴺQ. miru for “wine”, and I would also used ᴺS. miru for “wine” as another loan word from Quenya and an element in S. miruvor. This assumes both “wine” (from grapes) and miruvor were drinks introduced by the Noldor.

Cognates

  • Eq. miru “wine” ✧ LT1A/Miruvor

Element in

  • G. gurmir “drink of the Valar, *(lit.) sweet wine” ✧ GL/57; LT1A/Miruvor
  • G. miros “wine” ✧ GL/57
  • G. mirofor “drink of the Gods” ✧ GL/57; LT1A/Miruvor
  • G. mirwelthin “vintage” ✧ GL/57
  • G. mirobin “grape” ✧ GL/57

Variations

  • mîr¹ ✧ GL/57
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gwiog

adjective. young

gwioth

noun. youth

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWIWI “*young” ✧ GL/42

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯iu̯ > gwioth[gʷiuθ] > [gʷioθ]✧ GL/42

ganos

noun. youth

Element in

gân

adjective. young

Cognates

  • Eq. kana “young” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GANA “young”

Element in

  • G. gân ar gantha “*young and old, (lit.) young and adult” ✧ GL/37
  • G. ganos “youth” ✧ GL/37

Variations

  • Gân ✧ GL/37

mathwen

noun. evening

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Early Primitive Elvish

χilþē

noun. youth

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HILI “*youth, offspring” ✧ GL/49

Derivatives

  • Eq. hil(de) “child” ✧ GL/49
  • G. hiltha “youth (more often masculine)” ✧ GL/49
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gana Speculative

root. young

A hypothetical early root that would explain words appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s such as ᴱQ. kana and G. gân “young” (GL/37). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writings.

Derivatives

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Early Quenya

io

noun. wine

A word appearing as {úle >> eo >>} io “wine” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/141).

Conceptual Development: A possible precursor to this word is ᴱQ. ulme “a kind of wine” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, derived the early root ᴱ√ULU “pour” (QL/97).

Changes

  • úleeo ✧ PE16/141
  • eoio ✧ PE16/141

Cognates

  • ᴺS. ŷ “wine”

Variations

  • úle ✧ PE16/141 (úle)
  • eo ✧ PE16/141 (eo)
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miru

noun. wine

A word appearing as ᴱQ. miru “wine” in the Qenya Lexicon and Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa of the 1910s as the basis for the name of the drink of the Valar: ᴱQ. miruvóre (QL/61; PME/61).

Neo-Quenya: In Tolkien’s later writing, the initial element of Q. miruvórë was derived from the Valarin word Val. mirub “wine”, but I think ᴺQ. miru “wine” can also be retained as an adaptation of that Valarin word.

Cognates

  • G. mîr “wine” ✧ LT1A/Miruvor
  • G. miros “wine” ✧ LT1A/Miruvor

Element in

  • Eq. mirukarne “wine-red” ✧ QL/061
  • Eq. miru mirmila “*wine rippling” ✧ QL/061
  • Eq. mirúva “like wine, winy” ✧ QL/061
  • Eq. miruvóre “nectar, drink of the Valar, sweet drink” ✧ LT1A/Miruvor; QL/061

Variations

  • Miru ✧ QL/061
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kana

adjective. young

Cognates

  • G. gân “young” ✧ GL/37

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GANA “young”
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