thel-

verb. to intend, mean, purpose, resolve, will

thel-

verb. to intend, mean, purpose, resolve, will

nethel

noun. sister

A word for “sister” coined by Tolkien in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s, based on the root √NETH of similar meaning and replacing the archaic form of the word †nîth (VT47/12, 14). The diminutive/affectionate form nethig “[little] sister” was used as a play name for the fourth finger (VT48/6); Tolkien considered an alternate diminutive netheg (VT47/14, 32) and also considered giving this diminutive an alternate meaning “little girl” (VT47/15, 33); see S. neth for discussion.

Conceptual Development: The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. thêl “sister” from the root ᴹ√THEL or THELES (Ety/THEL), and the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. hethir “sister” from the early root ᴱ√HESE [HEÞE] (GL/48; QL/40). See those entries for discussion.

thel

mean

(verb) ?thel- (intend, purpose, resolve, will)

thel

mean

(intend, purpose, resolve, will)

thel

resolve

(vb.) ?thel- (intend, mean, purpose, will)

thel

resolve

(intend, mean, purpose, will)

thel

will

(vb.) ?thel- (intend, mean, purpose, resolve)

thel

will

(intend, mean, purpose, resolve)

thel

intend

?thel- (mean, purpose, resolve, will)

thel

intend

(mean, purpose, resolve, will)

thel

purpose

(verb) ?thel- (intend, mean, resolve, will);

thel

purpose

(intend, mean, resolve, will);

cidinn

?. [unglossed]

An untranslated word (adjective?) appearing with Notes on Names (NN) from 1957 derived from the root √KIT and cognate to Q. cinta “small”, so perhaps of similar meaning (PE17/157).

cinnog

?. [unglossed]

An untranslated word (noun?) appearing with Notes on Names (NN) from 1957 derived from the root √KIT or √KIN and cognate to Q. cinta “small”, so perhaps of similar meaning (PE17/157).

faeg

adjective. mean, poor, bad

hand

noun. [unglossed]

inn

noun. purpose, intention

innas

noun. will

madu

?. [unglossed]

maud

?. [unglossed]

neth

noun. sister

neth

noun. girl (in her teens, approaching the adult)

nethig

noun. "litte sister"

First given in the manuscript as netheg in VT/47:14-15, but see especially VT/48:17 n. 13 for discussion

nethig

noun. ring finger (Elvish play-name used by and taught to children)

First given in the manuscript as netheg in VT/47:14-15, but see especially VT/48:17 n. 13 for discussion

nidh-

verb. will, mean to, have a mind to

nîth

noun. sister

nîth Archaic

noun. sister

estel

purpose

(noun, ”steady purpose”) estel (hope, trust), pl. estil

estel

purpose

(hope, trust), pl. estil

faeg

mean

(adj.) faeg (poor, bad); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” foeg.

faeg

mean

(poor, bad); no distinct pl. form. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” foeg.

innas

will

(noun) innas, pl. innais (VT44:23)

innas

will

pl. innais (VT44:23)

neth

sister

1. neth (also used = ”girl”). (VT47:14-16, 33; VT48:6), pl. nith. Notice the homophone neth ”young”. Also nîth (no distinct pl. form though the plural article with show pluarlity when the noun is definite: in nîth) (VT47:14). 2) gwathel (i **wathel), pl. gwethil (in gwethil). 3) muinthel (i vuinthel), pl. muinthil (i muinthil), more usual than the shorter form thêl (stem thele-), pl. theli. In “Noldorin”, the pl. was thelei** (LR:392 s.v. THEL).

thelion

one who purposes

(pl. thelyn, coll. pl. thelionnath)