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”.
Sindarin
pirin
noun. a flower that opened ans shut quickly with any change of light at [some? not?] even a pansy closed
pirin
noun. flower that opened and shut quickly with any change of light
Cognates
- Q. pirindë “flower that opened and shut quickly with any change of light” ✧ PE17/146
Derivations
- √PIR “close eyes, blink, wink” ✧ PE17/146
Element in
- S. alfirin “immortal, (lit.) not dying; a species of flower” ✧ PE17/146
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √PIRI > pirin(a) > pirin [pirinde] > [pirind] > [pirinn] > [pirin] ✧ PE17/146
n. Bot. a flower that opened ans shut quickly with any change of light at [some? not?] even a pansy closed. Q. pirinde, pirne.