Sindarin 

hen

noun. eye

Sindarin [Ety/364, LotR/II:IX, WR/128, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hen

pronoun. this

pl1. hin _ dem. pron. _this.

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hend

noun. eye

Sindarin [Ety/364, LotR/II:IX, WR/128, X/ND1] Group: SINDICT. Published by

henn

noun. eye

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heneb

adjective. of eye, eyed, having eyes

Sindarin [maecheneb "sharp-eyed", WJ/337] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hen(d)

noun. eye

The Sindarin word for “eye”, most notably in the name Amon Hen “Hill of the Eye” (LotR/400), derived from the root √KHEN that was the basis for eye-words (PE17/187). Given the words henneth “window” (LotR/674) and Lachend “Flame-eyed” (WJ/384), it is possible that the independent word for “eye” is hend, but note also maecheneb “sharp-eye” which has no double-n (WJ/337).

Conceptual Development: This word dates all the way back to G. hen “eye” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/48), cognate to ᴱQ. hend- and so probably similarly derived from primitive ᴱ✶þχe-ndǝ (PE12/21). In the Early Noldorin Grammar of the 1920s, ᴱN. hen(n) “eye” was paired with ᴱQ. sinda (PE13/122), but in Early Noldorin Word-lists from the same period, ᴱN. henn was again cognate with ᴱQ. hen (hend-), both from primitive ᴱ✶ske-ndá. In The Etymologies of the 1930s it was N. {hent, henn >>} hên “eye” from the root ᴹ√KHEN-D-E “eye” (Ety/KHEN-D-E). Thus this word was well established in Tolkien’s mind, but had several variations in its form and derivation.

Cognates

  • Q. hen “eye”

Derivations

  • KHEN “base of eye-words, base of eye-words; [ᴹ√] look at, see, observe, direct gaze”

Element in

  • S. Amon Hen “Hill of Sight, (lit.) Hill of the Eye” ✧ PE17/077
  • S. Emyn Hen DúnadanHills of the Eye of the Dúnadan” ✧ PM/186 (Emyn Hen Dúnadan*)
  • S. Finellach “?Flame of Hair and Eye”
  • ᴺS. hendelu “brow”
  • S. henneth “window”
  • S. Lachend “Flame-eyed”
  • S. maecheneb “sharp-eye[d]” ✧ WJ/337
  • ᴺS. orchen “dandelion, (lit.) day-eye”

Variations

  • Hen ✧ PE17/077; PM/186 (Hen)
  • hen ✧ WJ/337 (hen)
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sen

adjective. this

This demonstrative adjective is probably enclitic. We have suggested that this possibility could perhaps explain why the mutated form of tîw on the Doors of Durin is thiw instead of the expected thîw, see HL/69

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sen

pronoun. this

pl1. sín {ī}_ dem. pron. _this.

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sen

pronoun. this

Changes

  • sĭnsen ✧ PE17/044
  • th[en]hen ✧ VT50/18

Derivations

  • sĭnā “this” ✧ PE17/044; VT49/34

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
sĭna > sen[sinā] > [sina] > [sena] > [sen]✧ PE17/044

Variations

  • sĭn ✧ PE17/044 (sĭn)
  • then ✧ VT50/14
  • th[en] ✧ VT50/18 (th[en])
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aewen

adjective. of birds

Sindarin [Linaewen S/434] Group: SINDICT. Published by

aew

noun. (small) bird

Sindarin [Ety/348, S/434] Group: SINDICT. Published by

huil

noun. hen

Cognates

Derivations

  • kholyē “hen”
    • KHOL “crow, cry aloud” ✧ PE21/82

Element in

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hŷl

noun. hen

Derivations

  • kholyē “hen”
    • KHOL “crow, cry aloud” ✧ PE21/82
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porochuil

noun. hen

Elements

WordGloss
porog“fowl (domestic), *chicken”
huil“hen”
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hend

eye

hend (i chend, construct hen), pl. hind (i chind), dual hent ”pair of eyes” (VT45:22), coll. pl. hennath. Adj.

hend

eye

(i chend, construct hen), pl. hind (i chind), dual hent ”pair of eyes” (VT45:22), coll. pl. hennath. Adj.

he

she

he, hen, hene. (The distinctions between these forms are unclear. Possibly he is the nominative, whereas hen is the accusative ”her”. Hene could be an emphatic form. It may be that all of these pronouns as ”N” rather than Sindarin proper.)

he

she

hen, hene. *(The distinctions between these forms are unclear. Possibly he is the nominative, whereas hen is the accusative ”her”. Hene could be an emphatic form. It may be that all of these pronouns as ”N” rather than Sindarin proper.)*

heneb

eyed

(lenited chebeb, pl. henib). Isolated from maecheneb ”sharp-eyed” (lenited vaecheneb; pl. maechenib) (WJ:337)

sen

this

*sen, lenited hen. Only attested in lenited pl. form hin* (unlenited sin) ”these” in the Moria Gate inscription (i thiw hin**, ”these letters”).

sen

this

lenited hen. Only attested in lenited pl. form hin (unlenited ✱sin) ”these” in the Moria Gate inscription (i thiw hin, ”these letters”).

eden

begun again

(new), pl. edin

aewen

of birds

pl. aewin.

prôg

noun. fowl, hen

Derivations

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emlinn

yellowhammer

(= "yellow singer"); no distinct pl. form. Also emelin, no distinct pl. form; coll. pl. emelinnath. Adj.

se

pronoun. this

Derivations

  • SI “this, this, [ᴹ√] here, now”
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aew

bird

(small bird) 1) aew. No distinct pl. form. 2) fileg, pl. filig; the form filigod appears as an alternative singular. or

aew

bird

. No distinct pl. form.

ad

again

(as prefix) ad-, also meaning "back, second, re-", e.g. aderthad "reunion".

ad

again

also meaning "back, second, re-", e.g. aderthad "reunion".

fileg

bird

pl. filig; the form filigod appears as an alternative singular.