Narvinyë

january

Narvinyë noun first month of the year, "January". The word seems to mean "New Fire/Sun". (Appendix D)

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.)

avestalis

january

avestalis noun "January" (LT1:252; LotR-style Quenya has Narvinyë)

sinya

new

sinya adj. "new" (SI)

asta

month

asta (1) noun "month", a division of the year (VT42:20). Pl. astar is attested (Appendix D). According to VT48:11, the basic meaning of asta is "division, a part", especially one of other equal parts: "of the year, a month or period". According to VT48:19, asta is also used in Quenya as a group suffix (see quentasta).

narwain

noun. the month of January

narwain

noun. January, *(lit.) New Fire

Cognates

• Q. Narvinyë “January, *New-fire” ✧ LotR/1110

Elements

Word	Gloss
naur	“fire, fire, [N.] flame”
gwain	“young, *new”

gwain

adjective. new

sain

adjective. new

cîr

adjective. renewed

cýr

adjective. renewed

lothron

noun. the month of May

narwain

january

Narwain

narwain

january

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.

sain

adjective. new

sain

new

(sin-), lenited hain; pl. sîn

ranoth

noun. month

Elements

Word	Gloss
RAN	“wander, stray, meander, go on an uncertain course, go aside from a course (commanded or self-chosen); err”

cîl

renewal

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

cîw

new

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

eden

new

(begun again), pl. edin

cýron

new moon

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

siniath

news

(tidings) (i siniath).

cîr

renewed

clashes with the word for ”ship”.s

nerwinien

noun. January

Changes

• Nerwinien → Narwain “January” ✧ PM/136

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Narvinye “January, *New-fire” ✧ PM/134

eden

adjective. new, begun again

sein

adjective. new

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

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