vínë

youth

vínë noun "youth" (probably as abstract) (VT47:26, PE17:191)

vínë

noun. youth, youth, *childhood

Cognates

• S. gwîn “youth” ✧ PE17/191

Derivations

• √WIN “young, young, [ᴹ√] new, fresh” ✧ PE17/191; VT47/26

Element in

• Q. vinimetta “end of youth, end of youth, *reaching middle age”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√WIN > vínë	[wīne] > [βīne] > [vīne]	✧ PE17/191

Variations

• víne ✧ VT47/26

winya

new, fresh, young

winya (1) adj. "new, fresh, young" _(VT45:16; though the entry including this form was struck out in the Etymologies, _vinya "new" is a valid word in Tolkien's later Quenya, and it is meant to represent older winya. Compare winyamo, q.v.)

vírië

youth

vírië noun "youth" (as abstract) (VT46:22)

laisi

youth, vigour, new life

laisi, laito noun "youth, vigour, new life" (LT1:267; rather vië or nésë, nessë in Tolkien's later Quenya)

sinya

new

sinya adj. "new" (SI)

sinyë

evening

sinyë (þ) noun "evening" (THIN)

vinya

young

vinya (1) adj. "young" (VT46:22, VT47:26, PE17:191) or "new" (cf. compounds Vinyamar, Vinyarië below; cf. also winya "new, fresh, young" in a deleted entry in the Etymologies, VT45:16; there the word was first written as vinya.) Vinya "the Young", original name of the isle of Númenor among its own people (SD:332).

vinyë

evening

[vinyë noun "evening" (VT46:21)]

vinyarë

noun. youth, youth, *young adulthood

Elements

Word	Gloss
vinya	“young, new”
-rë	“abstract noun”

-lwa

suffix. our (inclusive)

-lma

suffix. our (inclusive)

Variations

• -lma ✧ PE17/013; PE17/013; PE17/057; PE17/132; PE17/135; PE17/190

-lva

suffix. our (inclusive)

Derivations

• ✶-lwa ✧ PE17/130

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶-lwa > -lva	[-lwa] > [-lva]	✧ PE17/130

Variations

• -lwa ✧ VT49/16

nessa

young

nessa adj. "young" (NETH), alsoNessa as name of a Valië, the spouse of Tulkas (adopted and adapted from Valarin, or an archaic Elvish formation: WJ:404 vs. 416). Also called Indis, "bride" (NETH, NI1). The fem. name Nessanië (UT:210) would seem to incorporate Nessa's name; the second element could mean "tear" (nië), but since Nessa is not normally associated with sorrow, this #nië is perhaps rather a variant of ní "female" (compare Tintanië as a variant of Tintallë).

nessë

youth

nessë noun "youth"; also nésë (NETH)

nésë

youth

nésë (Þ) noun "youth", also nessë (NETH). Not to be confused with nésë "he was"; see ná #1.

miru

noun. wine

Element in

• ᴺQ. mirumírë “amethyst, (lit.) wine-jewel”
• ᴺQ. mirucarnë “wine-red”
• ᴺQ. mirupio “grape, (lit.) wine-berry”
• ᴺQ. mirúva “like wine, winy”

gwîn

noun. youth

n. youth. Q. víne. >> gwein

gwîn

noun. youth

Cognates

• Q. vínë “youth, youth, *childhood” ✧ PE17/191

Derivations

• √WIN “young, young, [ᴹ√] new, fresh” ✧ PE17/191

Element in

• ᴺS. gwidhren “adolescent, pre-adult”
• ᴺS. gwineb “youthful”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√WIN > gwîn	[wine] > [gwine] > [gwin] > [gwīn]	✧ PE17/191

gwîn

noun. wine, vine

The wine of Dor-Winion occurs in the Lay of the children of Húrin and a place located either in the "burning South" in the first version, or probably east of the Blue Mountains in the second. Then we have Dorwinion as a meadow-land in Tol Eressëa at the end of the Quenta Silmarillion. It reappears in The Hobbit, and was finally placed North-West of the Sea of Rhûn in the decorated map by Pauline Baynes (see HL/115-117 for discussion). The meaning of this name is unknown and has been largely discussed. What do we have indeed in this "Winion", or rather gwinion since the initial w- must come from lenition? According to Christopher Tolkien, the Lay was begun c. 1918 and was composed during his father's stay at Leeds, a date meaning that the word can be Gnomish, possibly Early Noldorin, or in an indigenous language of Beleriand. In Gnomish and later in Doriathrin and Ilkorin, there is a genitive plural ending -ion which may very well be contained in this word. Then we would segment gwin-ion "of gwin". The context calls for "wine", "vine" or something similar. It can hardly be a coincidence that gwin is precisely the Welsh word for "wine", a loan from the Latin vinum, as the English "wine" itself

gwain

adjective. new

gwein

adjective. young

adj. young. Q. vinya. >> gwîn

gwein

adjective. young

cîr

adjective. renewed

sain

adjective. new

aduial

noun. the evening, time of star-opening, "evendim"

cýr

adjective. renewed

gwîn

pronoun. our (inclusive)

Elements

Word	Gloss
gwe	“we (inclusive)”

gwain

new

1) #gwain (gwin-), lenited wain, pl. gwîn. Isolated from the month-name Narwain, ”new sun” (where #gwain appears in lenited form). The form gwîn ”young” listed in VT46:22 would have to be taken as a pl. form, if it is to be the cognate of Quenya vinya. 2) cîw (lenited gîw; no distinct pl. form) (fresh), 3) eden (begun again), pl. edin; 4) sain (sin-), lenited hain; pl. sîn;

gwain

new

(gwin-), lenited ’wain, pl. gwîn. Isolated from the month-name Narwain, ”new sun” (where #gwain appears in lenited form). The form gwîn ”young” listed in VT46:22 would have to be taken as a pl. form, if it is to be the cognate of Quenya vinya.

pîn

pronoun. our (inclusive)

Elements

Word	Gloss
pe	“we (inclusive)”

thîn

evening

†*thîn (no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. thíniath). The form cited in LR:392 s.v. __ is not marked as containing a long vowel (“thin”).

thîn

evening

(no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. thíniath). The form cited in LR:392 s.v. THIN is not marked as containing a long vowel (“thin”).

miru

noun. wine

Element in

• ᴺS. mirwelthen “vintage, *(lit.) wine pressing”
• ᴺS. mirybin “grape, (lit.) wine-berry”

ŷ

noun. wine

A neologism for “wine” coined by Hialmr appearing in VQP (VQP), based on ᴱQ. io “wine” (PE16/141).

Cognates

• Eq. io “wine”

cîl

renewal

(i gîl; no distinct pl. form except with article: i chîl) (VT48:8)

cîr

renewed

clashes with the word for ”ship”.s

cîw

new

(lenited gîw; no distinct pl. form) (fresh)

nîth

youth

(construct nith; no distinct pl. form)

sain

adjective. new

sain

new

(sin-), lenited hain; pl. sîn

tinnu

starlit evening

(i** dinnu, o thinnu) (dusk, twilight, early night without a moon), pl. tinny (i** thynny) if there is a pl. Verb

thinna

grow toward evening

(fade).

siniath

news

(tidings) (i siniath).

eden

new

(begun again), pl. edin

dû

late evening

(i dhû) (night, nightfall, darkness), pl. dui (i nui) (SD:302).

neth

young

neth (pl. nith). A homophone is the noun ”sister, girl”.

neth

young

(pl. nith). A homophone is the noun ”sister, girl”.

cýron

new moon

(i gýron), pl. cýroen (i chýroen). Archaic ✱cýraun, spelt cýrawn in the source (VT48:7).

dess

young woman

(i ness, o ndess, constuct des), pl. diss (i ndiss)

win

root. young, young, [ᴹ√] new, fresh

Tolkien used a similar set of Elvish roots for “youth” and “freshness” for many years. The earliest of these was primitive guı̯u̯ or gu̯iu̯ [ᴱ√GWIWI] in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with derivatives like G. gui “just, just now, only just, already”, G. guin “recent, fresh”, and G. gwioth “youth” (GL/42). This root reappeared as ᴹ√WIR “new, fresh, young” in The Etymologies of the 1930s with variants ᴹ√WĪ and ᴹ√WIN and derivatives ᴹQ. vírie “youth” and ᴹQ. virya “fresh” (EtyAC/WIR). The ᴹ√WIN variant had derivatives ᴹQ. vinya/N. gwîn “young”. Tolkien considered, but rejected, deriving these from strengthened ᴹ√GWIN instead, producing (also rejected) ᴹQ. winya/N. bîn (EtyAC/GWIN).

Q. vinya appeared in quite a few later names with the gloss “young” or “new”, but the Sindarin form became S. gwain as in S. Narwain “January, ✱(lit.) New Fire” (LotR/1110) and S. Iarwain “Old-young” (LotR/1114; RC/128). In Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959, both were given as derivatives of √WIN “young” along with Q. víne/S. gwîn “youth”, though the Sindarin word for “young” was given as (archaic?) gwein (PE17/191). Also related are various words for “baby” from 1968 notes such Q. †wine/S. gwinig “little-one, baby” (VT48/6). In these notes primitive wini was glossed “little” but this was deleted (VT47/26), making it likely that the earlier senses “young, new” were restored for √WIN.

As for the 1930s root ᴹ√WIR, it might have survived as an element in the month names Q. Víressë/S. Gwirith “April” (LotR/1110), perhaps meaning “✱freshness”.

Derivatives

• ✶wini “child not yet full grown” ✧ VT47/26
  • Q. winë “baby, little-one, child not yet full grown” ✧ VT47/26
• ᴺQ. vin “just, just now, only just, already”
• Q. vínë “youth, youth, *childhood” ✧ PE17/191; VT47/26
• Q. vinya “young, new” ✧ PE17/191; VT47/26
• Q. Víressë “April, *Freshness”
• S. gwain “young, *new” ✧ PE17/191
• ᴺS. gwí “just, just now, only just, already”
• S. gwîn “youth” ✧ PE17/191

Element in

• S. gwinig “little-one, baby”
• S. Gwirith “April, *Freshness”
• T. winicë “little-one, baby”

Variations

• wini ✧ VT47/26 (wini)
• win ✧ VT47/26

gwîn

noun. evening

Changes

• gwein → gwîn “evening” ✧ EtyAC/WIN

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vinye “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Derivations

• ᴹ✶winyē “evening” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN
  • ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ Ety/WIN; EtyAC/WIN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶winyā > gwein	[winjā] > [winja] > [gwinja] > [gwenja] > [gwenia] > [gweni] > [gwein]	✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyā > gwîn	[winji] > [winji] > [gwinji] > [gwenī] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]	✧ Ety/WIN
ᴹ✶winyē > gwîn	[winjē] > [winje] > [gwinje] > [gwinie] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]	✧ EtyAC/WIN

Variations

• gwein ✧ Ety/WIN (gwein)
• gwîn ✧ EtyAC/WIN (gwîn)

gwîn

adjective. young

Changes

• gwîn → bîn ✧ EtyAC/GWIN

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vinya “young, new” ✧ EtyAC/GWIN; EtyAC/GWIN; EtyAC/WIR

Derivations

• ᴹ√WIN “new, fresh, young” ✧ EtyAC/GWIN; EtyAC/WIR

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GWIN > bîn	[gwinje] > [binje] > [binie] > [bini] > [bin] > [bīn]	✧ EtyAC/GWIN
ᴹ√WINI > gwîn	[winje] > [gwinje] > [gwinie] > [gwini] > [gwin] > [gwīn]	✧ EtyAC/WIR

Variations

• bîn ✧ EtyAC/GWIN (bîn)
• gwîn ✧ EtyAC/GWIN (gwîn); EtyAC/WIR

gwîn

noun. wine, vine

The wine of Dor-Winion occurs in the Lay of the children of Húrin and a place located either in the "burning South" in the first version, or probably east of the Blue Mountains in the second. Then we have Dorwinion as a meadow-land in Tol Eressëa at the end of the Quenta Silmarillion. It reappears in The Hobbit, and was finally placed North-West of the Sea of Rhûn in the decorated map by Pauline Baynes (see HL/115-117 for discussion). The meaning of this name is unknown and has been largely discussed. What do we have indeed in this "Winion", or rather gwinion since the initial w- must come from lenition? According to Christopher Tolkien, the Lay was begun c. 1918 and was composed during his father's stay at Leeds, a date meaning that the word can be Gnomish, possibly Early Noldorin, or in an indigenous language of Beleriand. In Gnomish and later in Doriathrin and Ilkorin, there is a genitive plural ending -ion which may very well be contained in this word. Then we would segment gwin-ion "of gwin". The context calls for "wine", "vine" or something similar. It can hardly be a coincidence that gwin is precisely the Welsh word for "wine", a loan from the Latin vinum, as the English "wine" itself

thîn

noun. evening

thîn

noun. evening

Changes

• sîn → thîn ✧ Ety/THIN

Cognates

• ᴹQ. sinye “evening” ✧ Ety/THIN

Derivations

• ᴹ√THIN “*grey” ✧ Ety/THIN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√THIN > thîn	[tʰinje] > [θinje] > [θinie] > [θini] > [θin] > [θīn]	✧ Ety/THIN

Variations

• thin ✧ EtyAC/THIN (thin)
• sîn ✧ EtyAC/THIN (sîn)

nîth

noun. youth

nîth

noun. youth

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nése “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivations

• ᴹ✶nēthē “youth” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶nēthē > nîth	[nētʰē] > [nītʰē] > [nītʰe] > [nīθe] > [nīθ]	✧ Ety/NETH

sein

adjective. new

sein

adjective. new

Cognates

• ᴹQ. sinya “new, new, *current” ✧ Ety/SI

Derivations

• ᴹ√SI “this, here, now” ✧ Ety/SI

Element in

• N. siniath “news, tidings” ✧ Ety/SI
• N. sinnarn “novel tale” ✧ Ety/SI

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√SI > sein	[sinja] > [senja] > [senia] > [seni] > [sein]	✧ Ety/SI
ᴹ√SI > sîn	[sinji] > [sini] > [sin] > [sīn]	✧ Ety/SI

eden

adjective. new, begun again

neth

adjective. young

neth

adjective. young

irregular, compare: tathor @@@

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nessa “young” ✧ Ety/NETH

Derivations

• ᴹ✶nethrā “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
  • ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NETH
• ᴹ√NETH “young” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS

Element in

• N. dineth “bride” ✧ Ety/NĪ¹; EtyAC/NIS
• N. Neth “Nessa” ✧ Ety/NETH
• N. Nethwelein “Younger Gods”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶nethra > neth	[netʰra] > [neθra] > [neθr] > [neθ]	✧ Ety/NETH

gwîn

adjective. young