rhui(w)

noun. hunt, hunting

A noun appearing as N. rhui(w) “hunt, hunting” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√ROY “chase”, cognate to ᴹQ. roime (Ety/ROY¹). Here the initial r became voiceless rh as was usual in Noldorin, while it seems the medial m became w and then vanished.

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had similarly formed G. raust “hunt, chase”, clearly based on the early root ᴱ√RAVA that was the bases for “hunt” words in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (GL/65; QL/79; LT1A/Meássë).

Neo-Sindarin: Since the unvoicing of initial liquids did not occur in Sindarin, many people adapt this word as ᴺS. rui for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested in HSD (HSD). I would extend its meaning to “hunt, hunting, ✱chase”, to make it more distinct from “hunting” words based on [N.] fara-.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. roime “hunt, hunting” ✧ Ety/ROY¹

Derivations

• ᴹ√ROY “chase” ✧ Ety/ROY¹

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ROY¹ > rhui(w)	[rojme] > [roime] > [ruime] > [ruim] > [r̥uim] > [r̥uiv] > [r̥ui]	✧ Ety/ROY¹

rhuiw

noun. hunt, hunting

rhui

noun. hunt, hunting

fara-

verb. to hunt