rhafn

noun. wing (horn), extended point at side, etc.

rhafn

noun. wing (horn), extended point at side

A noun appearing as N. rhafn “wing (horn), extended point at side” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from primitive ᴹ✶ramna under the root ᴹ√RAM (Ety/RAM).

Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word as ᴺS. ravn for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, since (a) initial r did not become voiceless rh in Sindarin and (b) vn is more representative of the actual pronunciation; compare: S. tavn “thing made by handicraft” (PE17/107).

Cognates

• ᴺQ. ramna “wing (horn)”
• ᴹQ. ráma “wing” ✧ Ety/RAM

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ramna “wing (horn), extended point at side” ✧ Ety/RAM
  • ᴹ√RAM “*wing, fly” ✧ Ety/RAM

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ramna > rhafn	[ramna] > [ramn] > [r̥amn] > [r̥avn]	✧ Ety/RAM