rain (erratic, free). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”border”. (VT46:10)
Quenya
runya
slot, footprint
ranyaila
adjective. wandering
Elements
Word Gloss ranya- “to stray, *wander”
Sindarin
rein
noun. erratic wandering
rein
noun. slot, spoor, track, footprint
rain
noun. erratic wandering
rein
noun. slot, spoor, track, footprint
rain
wandering
rain
wandering
(erratic, free). No distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”border”. (VT46:10)
ruin
slot
*ruin (spoor, track, footprint), pl. rŷn (idh rŷn). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” ”rhoein” = rhöin, LR:364 s.v. __. Note: a homophone means ”blazing fire, red flame” and also ”fiery red, burning” as an adj.
ruin
slot
(spoor, track, footprint), pl. r**ŷn (idh r**ŷn). – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” ”rhoein” = rhöin, LR:364 s.v. RUN. Note: a homophone means ”blazing fire, red flame” and also ”fiery red, burning” as an adj.
Noldorin
rhein
noun. slot, spoor, track, footprint
rhein
noun. slot, spoor, track, footprint
A noun appearing as N. rhein “slot, spoor, track, footprint” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√RUN “flat of hand or sole of foot” (Ety/RUN). It seems to be derived from ᴹ✶runya, with an intermediate form rhoein, where the ancient u became o via a-affection, then this o became œ via i-affection and then later e, while the [[n|y [ı̯] intruded into the preceding syllable]] after the loss of -a made it final.
Neo-Sindarin: This word was adapted as ᴺS. rein in HSD (HSD), with the usual removal of Noldorin-style voiceless rh. However, the actual phonological results in Sindarin would probably be ᴺS. ruin; compare S. ruin “fiery red” with Quenya cognate runya (PM/366). Since ruin already has several meanings in Sindarin, I would retain ᴺS. rein as an obscure dialectical variant.
Cognates
- ᴹQ. runya “slot, footprint” ✧ Ety/RUN
Derivations
Element in
- N. Celeb(?)rhein “?Silver-footprint” ✧ Ety/RUN
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶runya > rhoein > rhein [runja] > [ronja] > [ronia] > [rœnia] > [rœni] > [rœin] > [r̥œin] > [r̥ein] ✧ Ety/RUN
rhœin
noun. slot, spoor, track, footprint
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Early Quenya
paláva
adjective. wandering
Derivations
- ᴱ√PALA “flatness” ✧ QL/071
Element in
- Eq. Palyanoldor
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√PALA > palāva [balāβa-] > [balāva-] > [palāva-] ✧ QL/071 Variations
- palāva ✧ QL/071
runya noun "slot, footprint" (RUN; according to PM:366 runya also means "red flame", but SA:ruin has rúnya for this meaning)