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Qenya 

hwinde

noun. eddy, whirlpool

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “eddy, whirlpool” derived from the root ᴹ√SWIN “whirl, eddy” (Ety/SWIN) and the name of the tengwa o (EtyAC/SWES, SWIN). This tengwa also had the name hwinde “eddy” in The Feanorian Alphabet of the 1930s (PE22/22). In The Lord of the Rings Appendix E, it was called hwesta sindarinwa (LotR/1123).

Cognates

  • N. chwinn “eddy” ✧ Ety/SWIN

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SWIN “whirl, eddy” ✧ Ety/SWIN

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SWIN > hwinde[swinde] > [w̥inde]✧ Ety/SWIN
Qenya [Ety/SWIN; EtyAC/SWES; EtyAC/SWIN; PE22/022] Group: Eldamo. Published by