A noun for “gull” first appearing as N. maew in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√MIW “whine” (Ety/MIW). It appeared in later notes as an archaic genitive plural maewion in the phrase S. †glim maewion “(the) voices of gulls” (PE17/97). Its class plural mewrim seems to have appeared in S. Ras Mewrim “✱Cape of the Gulls”, an alternate name for S. Bar-in-Mŷl “Home of the Gulls” (WJ/190). If so, the vowel e would be the result of the sound change whereby ae sometimes became e in polysyllables.
Sindarin
gwael
noun. gull
gwael
noun. ?wind
Derivations
- √WAY “blow (of wind), be disturbed”
Element in
- S. Bar-in-Gwael ✧ WJ/418
Variations
- Gwael ✧ WJ/418
maew
noun. gull
Cognates
- Q. maiwë “gull”
Derivations
- ᴹ√MIW “whine”
Element in
- S. glim maewion “(the) voices of gulls” ✧ PE17/097
- S. Ras Mewrim “*Cape of the Gulls” ✧ WJ/190
mŷl
noun. gull
mŷl
noun. gull
A word for “gull” in the name S. Bar-in-Mŷl “Home of the Gulls” (WJ/379); its singular and plural forms would be the same. It might be derived from ✱miulē < ᴹ√MIW “whine”, the basis for other “gull” words, since iu became ȳ in Sindarin. I’d recommend using the better attested S. maew “gull” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.
Derivations
- ᴹ√MIW “whine”
Element in
- S. Bar-in-Mŷl “Home of the Gulls” ✧ WJ/379
gwael
gull
(i ’wael), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwael)
gwael
noun. sheath, case, cover; pod
Derivations
- ᴹ√WAY “enfold”
Element in
- ᴺS. gwaelphilin “quiver, (lit.) case of arrows”
m
gull
ŷl (i vŷl, construct myl), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mŷl).
maew
gull
1) maew (i vaew), no distinct pl. except with article (i maew), coll. pl. maewrim; 2) gwael (i **wael), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gwael), 3) mŷl (i vŷl, construct myl), no distinct pl. form except with article (i mŷl**).
maew
gull
(i vaew), no distinct pl. except with article (i maew), coll. pl. maewrim
paen
small gull
(i baen, o phaen) (petrel), no distinct pl. form except with article (i phaen). Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” poen, VT45:24.
cuen
small gull
(i guen, o chuen) (petrel), pl. ?cuin (?i chuin) (VT45:24)
A word appearing only in the untranslated name Bar-in-Gwael (WJ/418), possibly the cognate of Q. vailë and thus related to gwae “wind”, which is the much better attested form and is thus preferable to use.