A word in Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959 for a “flower that opened and shut quickly with any change of light” based on √PIRI “blink” (PE17/146). This flower name was part of an attempt by Tolkien to come up with a new etymology for S. alfirin after he decided that √LA was not a negative element, so that alfirin could no longer mean “immortelle”.
Quenya
pirindë
noun. flower that opened and shut quickly with any change of light
Cognates
- S. pirin “flower that opened and shut quickly with any change of light” ✧ PE17/146
Derivations
- √PIR “close eyes, blink, wink” ✧ PE17/146
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √PIRI > pirinde [pirinde] ✧ PE17/146 Variations
- pirinde ✧ PE17/146
- pirne ✧ PE17/146
pirnë
noun. flower that opened and shut quickly with any change of light
A word in Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959 for a “flower that opened and shut quickly with any change of light” based on √PIRI “blink” and with variant forms pirinde and pirne (PE17/146). These flower names were part of an attempt by Tolkien to come up with a new etymology for S. alfirin after he decided that √LA was not a negative element, so that alfirin could no longer mean “immortelle”.