haib

adjective. hungry

The adjective G. saig “hungry” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/66), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√SAẎA “hunger” which was mostly used in combination with -kǝ (QL/82). This word reappeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists, but was revised to ᴱN. haib (PE13/146, 153). Here the final b probably represents a shift of the ancient form to ✱saik-wā, while the initial h reflects the tendency of initial s to become h in the Noldorin of the 1920s (HIPTN/§4.1.1).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I use ᴺS. saeb “hungry” as an update of the 1920s form to better fit Sindarin phonology. Fiona Jallings first coined this neologism based on ᴱQ. saiqa (FJNS/352).

Changes

• saig → haib ✧ PE13/146
• saig → haib “hungry” ✧ PE13/153

Cognates

• Eq. saiqa “hungry” ✧ PE13/146

Derivations

• ᴱ√SAẎA “hunger”

Variations

• saig ✧ PE13/146 (saig); PE13/153 (saig)