(adj. pref.) nev- (near, on this side). Also used as a preposition nef ”on this side of”.
Sindarin
sith
noun. affair, matter
budhulug
noun. dragonfly
nev
hither
renia
fly
1) renia- (sail, wander, stray) (i renia, idh reniar), 2)
rib
fly
rib- (i rîb, idh ribir) (rush, fling)
sen
this
*sen, lenited hen. Only attested in lenited pl. form hin* (unlenited sin) ”these” in the Moria Gate inscription (i thiw hin**, ”these letters”).
hen
pronoun. this
pl1. hin _ dem. pron. _this.
revia-
verb. to fly, sail
revia-
verb. to wander
sen
adjective. this
This demonstrative adjective is probably enclitic. We have suggested that this possibility could perhaps explain why the mutated form of tîw on the Doors of Durin is thiw instead of the expected thîw, see HL/69
sen
pronoun. this
pl1. sín {ī}_ dem. pron. _this.
sen
pronoun. this
nev
hither
(near, on this side). Also used as a preposition nef ”on this side of”.
renia
fly
(sail, wander, stray) (i renia, idh reniar)
rib
fly
(i rîb, idh ribir) (rush, fling)
se
pronoun. this
sen
this
lenited hen. Only attested in lenited pl. form hin (unlenited ✱sin) ”these” in the Moria Gate inscription (i thiw hin, ”these letters”).
A neologism for “dragonfly” coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, a combination of S. budhu “large fly” and S. lhûg “snake”, inspired by G. sithaling “fly snake, dragonfly” (GL/68).