_ adj. _grey. >> thind
Sindarin
mith
adjective. grey, light grey, pale grey
Cognates
Derivations
- √MITH “grey”
Element in
- S. Gilmith “*Grey Star”
- S. Mitheithel “Hoarwell, (lit.) Grey Spring” ✧ RC/772; SA/mith
- S. Mithlond “Grey Havens” ✧ SA/mith
- S. Mithrandir “Grey Pilgrim, Grey Wanderer” ✧ PE17/047; PE17/060; SA/mith
- S. mithren “grey”
- S. mithril “Moria-silver, true-silver” ✧ PE17/047
- S. Mithrim ✧ SA/mith
Variations
- Mith ✧ PE17/060
mith
grey
mith
adjective. (pale) grey
mithren
adjective. grey
Element in
- S. Ered Mithrin “Grey Mountains” ✧ LotR/1064
- S. Mithrellas
Elements
Word Gloss mith “grey, light grey, pale grey” -ren “adjective suffix”
mithren
adjective. grey
hithu
noun. fog
hithren
adjective. grey
hithren
adjective. grey
Elements
Word Gloss hîth “mist”
thin
adjective. grey
thind
adjective. grey
thind
adjective. grey
_ adj. _grey. Obsolete except in names as Thingol. >> hithren
thind
adjective. grey, grey, [N.] pale
if from þindā, why no a-affection? @@@
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- ᴺS. thindrostir “badger”
- S. Thindrim “Sindar”
- S. Thingódhel “*Grey Noldo”
- S. Thingol “Greycloak, Greymantle” ✧ PE17/072; PE17/112; SA/thin(d)
- S. Thinnedhel “Grey-elf”
- S. Thinrod “noble member of the Thindrim”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶þindā > thin(n) [tʰindā] > [tʰinda] > [θinda] > [θind] > [θinn] ✧ PE17/072 ✶þindĭ- > thind [tʰindi] > [tʰinde] > [θinde] > [θind] ✧ PE17/140 Variations
- thin(n) ✧ PE17/072; PE17/112
- thinn ✧ PE17/141
- thin(d) ✧ SA/thin(d)
thind
adjective. grey, pale
thinn
adjective. grey
thinn
adjective. grey
_adj. _grey. Q. sinde.
thinn
adjective. grey
mith
white fog
mith (i vith) (wet mist), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mith). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone is the adjective ”pale grey”.
mith
white fog
mith (i vith) (wet mist), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mith). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone is the adjective ”pale grey”.
mith
wet mist
mith (i vith) (white fog), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mith). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone is the adjective ”pale grey”. *
mith
wet mist
mith (i vith) (white fog), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mith). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone is the adjective ”pale grey”.
mith
pale grey
mith (lenited vith; no distinct pl. form). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone means ”white fog, wet mist”.
mithren
grey
1) *mithren (lenited vithren, pl. mithrin). 2) thind (pale); no distinct pl. form. 3) (pale grey) mith (lenited vith; no distinct pl. form). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone means ”white fog, wet mist”.
hithu
noun. fog
Derivations
- √KHITH “mist, mist, [ᴹ√] fog”
hîth
fog
1) hîth (i chîth) (mist), no distinct pl. form, not even with article (i chîth), 2) *hithu (i chithu), analogical pl. hithy (i chithy). Cited in archaic form hithw (LR:364 s.v. KHIS, KHITH), so the coll. pl. is likely hithwath.
adj. grey, light grey. >> Mithrandir, mithril