hó- verbal prefix; "away, from, from among", the point of view being outside the thing, place, or group in thought (WJ:368)
Quenya
hó-
prefix. away, from, from among
hó-
away, from, from among
hó
spirit, shadow
hó noun "spirit, shadow" (PE17:86)
hó
noun. hound (or ?heart)
hó
noun. owl
hú
noun. hound (or ?heart)
A Quenya word hú glossed as either “hound” or “heart” (according to Christopher Gilson) appearing in rough notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings (WPP) from the late 1950s or early 1960s exploring the possible origins of S. huorn (PE17/86). This was followed by an unglossed variant form Q. hó, apparently derived from khōgo. Tolkien seems to have vacillated between primitive roots √KHUG/KHOG (the former being the basis for “dog” words in The Etymologies) or √KHON (the basis for “heart” words in The Etymologies), connections that were also pointed out by Christopher Gilson.
Neo-Quenya: Giving the tenuous nature of this word, I’d stick to better defined ᴹQ. huo “dog” from The Etymologies for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
A prefix for “away, from, from among”, which Tolkien contrasted with au- (WJ/368). Whereas hó- was “away” from a point of view that was outside the thing, place, or group in thought, the prefix au- was “away” where the point in thought was the place or thing left. As examples, Tolkien gave hócir- “to cut off (so as to have or use a required portion)” vs. aucir- “to cut off (and get rid of or lose a portion)”.