hildi

followers

hildi, -hildi noun "followers" (used = mortal men, the Second-born of Ilúvatar) (KHIL) (also Hildor, q.v.). Dat. pl. hildin "for men", a dative pl. occurring in Fíriel's Song. Cf. hildinyar "my heirs", evidently *hildë, hildo "follower, heir" + -inya "my" + -r plural ending (EO)

hildë

noun. heir, follower, heir, follower; [ᴱQ.] child

@@@ stem hildi- suggested in Discord chat 2021-12-15, hil (hild-) another possibility

Cognates

• S. hîl “heir”

Derivations

• √KHIL “follow (behind)”

Element in

• Q. Hildor “Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers”
• Q. sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn’ Ambar-metta “In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world” ✧ LotR/0967; PE17/103; PE22/147

hilya-

to follow

hilya- vb. "to follow" (KHIL)

neuro

follower, successor

neuro noun "follower, successor" (NDEW)

aryon

heir

aryon noun "heir" (GAR under 3AR). In a deleted entry in the Etymologies, the word was given as aryo, aryon and defined as "son of property = heir" (VT45:14), whereas in VT45:16 (reproducing deleted material from the Etymologies), the word is defined as "heir, prince". Alternative form haryon.

veuro

noun. follower, vassal

Derivations

• ᴹ✶beurō “follower, vassal”
  • ᴹ√BEW “follow, serve” ✧ Ety/BEW

aphadon

noun. follower

aphadon

noun. follower

Element in

• S. Aphadon “Men, (lit.) Followers” ✧ WJ/387

Elements

Word	Gloss
aphad-	“to follow”
-on	“masculine suffix”

Variations

• Aphadon ✧ WJ/387

echil

noun. follower

echil

noun. follower

Derivations

• √KHIL “follow (behind)”

Element in

• S. Echil “Followers” ✧ WJ/219

echil

collective name. Followers

Sindarin equivalent of Q. Hildor “Followers” as a name for Men (WJ/219). It is clearly derived from the same root √KHIL, but otherwise its etymology is unclear. Another Sindarin term with a similar meaning is Aphadon.

Cognates

• Q. Hildor “Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers” ✧ WJ/219; WJI/Echil; WJ/219; WJI/Hildor

bŷr

noun. follower, vassal

aphadrim

noun. followers, men (elvish name for men)

hîl

noun. heir

hîl

noun. heir

Cognates

• Q. hildë “heir, follower, heir, follower; [ᴱQ.] child”

Element in

• S. Eluchíl “Thingol’s Heir, (lit.) Heir of Elu” ✧ PM/369; SA/khil
• S. ernil “prince”

aphadon

noun. man (elvish name for men)

echil

noun. human being

aphadon

follower

(pl. Ephedyn, coll. pl. Aphadrim) (WJ:387). Also echil (no distinct pl. form); coll. pl. ?echillath

byr

follower

). No distinct pl. form except with article (i mŷr). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” bior, beor.

bŷr

follower

*bŷr (vassal; construct byr). No distinct pl. form except with article (i mŷr). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” bior, beor. FOLLOWER (used as a term for Mortal Man, the "follower" of the Elves): Aphadon (pl. Ephedyn, coll. pl. Aphadrim) (WJ:387). Also echil (no distinct pl. form); coll. pl. ?echillath

aphada

follow

(i aphada, in aphadar) (WJ:387)  

bŷr

noun. follower, vassal

Derivations

• ᴹ√BEW “follow, serve”

hîl

heir

1) #hîl (i chîl), same forms in pl., also with article (i chîl), coll. pl. híliath. Isolated from the name Eluchíl, heir of Elu (WJ:350). 2) rêd (construct red), pl.rîd (idh rîd). The word is presented as a borrowing from Beorian, so it may not be the normal Sindarin word for ”heir”.

hîl

heir

(i chîl), same forms in pl., also with article (i chîl), coll. pl. híliath. Isolated from the name Eluchíl, heir of Elu (WJ:350).

rêd

heir

(construct red), pl.rîd (idh rîd). The word is presented as a borrowing from Beorian, so it may not be the normal Sindarin word for ”heir”.

beor

noun. follower, vassal

beor

noun. follower, vassal

phonetic development fits Ossiriandic (PE19/25) @@@

Cognates

• ᴹT. búro “vassal” ✧ Ety/BEW

Derivations

• On. bioro “follower, vassal” ✧ Ety/BEW
  • ᴹ✶beurō “follower, vassal” ✧ Ety/BEW
  • ᴹ√BEW “follow, serve” ✧ Ety/BEW

Element in

• N. Beor ✧ Ety/BEW

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. bioro > bior > beor	[bioro] > [bior] > [beor]	✧ Ety/BEW

bior

noun. follower, vassal