chwîn

noun. giddiness, faintness

chwîn

noun. giddyness, faintness

A noun appearing as N. chwîn “giddyness, faintness” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√SWIN “whirl, eddy” (Ety/SWIN), where initial sw became chw as usual for Noldorin of the 1930s.

Neo-Sindarin: This word is usually adapted as ᴺS. hwîn for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested in HSD (HSD), since initial initial sw became hw in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s.

Derivations

• ᴹ√SWIN “whirl, eddy” ✧ Ety/SWIN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√SWIN > chwîn	[swīn] > [w̥īn] > [xwīn]	✧ Ety/SWIN