A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “corn” derived from the root ᴹ√YAB “fruit” (Ety/YAB). It had the rather unusual plural form iui, which seems to be the result of au becoming ui via i-intrusion in Noldorin of the 1930s and 40s (PE22/40): yābī > ı̯auvi > ı̯uiw(i) > iui. In Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s the result was instead oe, so the Sindarin plural of this word would likely be ✱ioew. As for the gloss “corn”, it was probably intended to have its British meaning as a general term for any cereal crop like wheat or oats.
Noldorin
corn
adjective. round, globed
corn
adjective. round, globed
coron
noun. globe, ball
coron
noun. mound
iau
noun. corn, corn, *cereal crop
iau
noun. corn
rhingorn
noun. circle
A more elaborate word for “circle” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, appearing as N. rhingorn as a combination of N. rhinn “circle” and N. corn “round” (Ety/KOR; RIN).
Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. ringorn “circle” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as suggested in HSD (HSD), since the unvoicing of initial r to rh was a feature of Noldorin of the 1930s but not Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s.
basgorn
noun. loaf, loaf, [G.] loaf of bread, [ᴱN.] round loaf, cake
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “loaf”, combination of N. bast “bread” and N. corn “round” (Ety/MBAS).
Conceptual Development: The word G. basgorn appeared in Gnomish Grammar and Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with the glosses “loaf” (GG/8), “a loaf” (GL/22), and “loaf of bread” (GL/26) as a combination of G. bast “bread” and G. corn “loaf”; in the last of these appearances its form was basgo(r)n indicating the r was optional. The word appeared as ᴱN. basgorn {“loaf” >>} “round loaf, cake” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/138).
rhinn
noun. circle
A word appearing as N. rhind, rhinn “circle” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√RIN (Ety/RIN; EtyAC/RIN).
Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. rind “circle” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as suggested in HSD (HSD), since the unvoicing of initial r to rh was a feature of Noldorin of the 1930s but not Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s. The final d is in keeping with the notion that “nd remained at the end of fully accented monosyllables” in Sindarin (LotR/1115).
Conceptual Development: Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s had ᴱN. rhim “ring, circle” derived from primitive ᴱ✶p’irimbe (PE13/152). The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. rinc glossed “(aj.) circular. (n.) disc, rondure” (GL/65), probably based on the early root ᴱ√RINI having to do with circles (QL/80).
basgorn
noun. loaf (of bread)
rhenn
adjective. circular
rhenn
adjective. circular
A word appearing as N. rhenn “circular” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√RIN (Ety/RIN; EtyAC/RIN). In The Etymologies as published in The Lost Road this word was given as rhinn “circular” (LR/383), but this was corrected to rhenn by Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne in their Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies (VT46/11).
Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. rend “circular” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as suggested in HSD (HSD), since the unvoicing of initial r to rh was a feature of Noldorin of the 1930s but not Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s. The final d is in keeping with the notion that “nd remained at the end of fully accented monosyllables” in Sindarin (LotR/1115).
rhind
noun. circle
rhingorn
noun. circle
rhinn
noun. circle
A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s equivalent to ᴹQ. korna “round, globed”, both derived from primitive ᴹ✶kornā under the root ᴹ√KOR “round” (Ety/KOR).
Conceptual Development: In Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s ᴱN. corn was a noun meaning “round ball, &c” (PE13/140), and in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s G. corn meant “loaf” (GL/26), probably all based on the early root ᴱ√KORO “be round, roll” (QL/48).