1) hîr (i chîr, o chîr; also hir-, her- at the beginning of compounds) (master), no distinct pl. form, not even with article (i chîr), coll. pl. híriath (Letters:282, 386; VT41:9); 2) heron (i cheron, o cheron) (master), pl. heryn (i cheryn), coll. pl. heronnath (VT45:22)._ _Since the pl. heryn clashes with the fem. sg. heryn ”lady”, other words for ”lord” may be preferred. 3) brannon (i vrannon), pl. brennyn (i mrennyn), coll. pl. brannonnath; 4) tûr (i dûr, o thûr, construct tur) (mastery, power, control; master, victor), pl. tuir (i thuir), coll. pl. túrath.
Sindarin
hîr
noun. lord, master
Cognates
- Q. heru “lord, master” ✧ Let/282; SA/heru; PM/210; VT41/09
Derivations
Element in
- Q. Ondohir ✧ PM/210
- S. a Hîr Annûn Gilthoniel “*oh Lady of the West, Star-kindler” ✧ LB/354
- S. aran Gondor ar Arnor ar Hîr i Mbair Annui “king of Gondor and Arnor and Lord of the Westlands” ✧ AotM/062; SD/129
- S. Arothir “Noble Lord”
- S. Barahir “*Fiery-lord” ✧ SA/heru
- S. Duinhir “*River Lord”
- S. Elphir
- S. Erchirion
- S. Gonnhirrim “Masters of Stone” ✧ SA/heru
- S. Gwaihir “Windlord”
- S. herdir “master”
- S. híril “lady, lady; [G.] princess, †queen” ✧ SA/heru
- S. Hirluin
- S. Hirwen
- S. Lothíriel
- S. rochir “knight, horse-lord” ✧ Let/282
- S. Rochirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ UT/318
- S. Rohirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ Let/382; SA/heru
- S. Torhir Ifant
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶khēr > hir [kʰēr] > [xēr] > [xīr] > [hīr] ✧ Let/282 ✶khēr > hîr [kʰēr] > [xēr] > [xīr] > [hīr] ✧ VT41/09 Variations
- Hîr ✧ AotM/062; LB/354; SD/129
- hir ✧ Let/282
- hīr ✧ PM/210
her-
verb. to pray
Cognates
- Q. kyermë “prayer”
heron
lord
hav-
verb. to pray
Cognates
- Q. hyam- “*to pray”
hîr
lord
hîr
lord
(i chîr, o chîr; also hir-, her- at the beginning of compounds) (master), no distinct pl. form, not even with article (i chîr), coll. pl. híriath (Letters:282, 386; VT41:9)
brannon
lord
(i** vrannon), pl. brennyn (i** mrennyn), coll. pl. brannonnath
tûr
lord
(i** dûr, o thûr, construct tur) (mastery, power, control; master, victor), pl. tuir (i** thuir), coll. pl. túrath.
(i cheron, o cheron) (master), pl. heryn (i cheryn), coll. pl. heronnath** (VT45:22). Since the pl. heryn clashes with the fem. sg. heryn** ”lady”, other words for ”lord” may be preferred.