hîr

noun. lord, master

Cognates

• Q. heru “lord, master” ✧ Let/282; SA/heru; PM/210; VT41/09

Derivations

• ✶khēr “lord, master” ✧ Let/282; VT41/09
  • √KHER “possess, possess, [ᴹ√] rule, govern, [ᴱ√] have power”

Element in

• Q. Ondohir ✧ PM/210
• S. a Hîr Annûn Gilthoniel “*oh Lady of the West, Star-kindler” ✧ LB/354
• S. aran Gondor ar Arnor ar Hîr i Mbair Annui “king of Gondor and Arnor and Lord of the Westlands” ✧ AotM/062; SD/129
• S. Arothir “Noble Lord”
• S. Barahir “*Fiery-lord” ✧ SA/heru
• S. Duinhir “*River Lord”
• S. Elphir
• S. Erchirion
• S. Gonnhirrim “Masters of Stone” ✧ SA/heru
• S. Gwaihir “Windlord”
• S. herdir “master”
• S. híril “lady, lady; [G.] princess, †queen” ✧ SA/heru
• S. Hirluin
• S. Hirwen
• S. Lothíriel
• S. rochir “knight, horse-lord” ✧ Let/282
• S. Rochirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ UT/318
• S. Rohirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ Let/382; SA/heru
• S. Torhir Ifant

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶khēr > hir	[kʰēr] > [xēr] > [xīr] > [hīr]	✧ Let/282
✶khēr > hîr	[kʰēr] > [xēr] > [xīr] > [hīr]	✧ VT41/09

Variations

• Hîr ✧ AotM/062; LB/354; SD/129
• hir ✧ Let/282
• hīr ✧ PM/210