Noldorin 

muin

adjective. secret

Noldorin [EtyAC/MUY] Group: Eldamo. Published by

muin

adjective. dear

Noldorin [Ety/MOY; Ety/THEL; Ety/TOR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

muin

adjective. dear

Noldorin [Ety/374] Group: SINDICT. Published by

muindor

noun. brother

Noldorin [Ety/394] muin+tôr. Group: SINDICT. Published by

muindor

noun. brother

muinthel

noun. sister

Noldorin [Ety/392] muin+thêl. Group: SINDICT. Published by

muinthel

noun. sister

Noldorin [Ety/THEL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thêl

noun. sister

A word for “sister” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√THEL or THELES of the same meaning, with an irregular plural thelei (Ety/THEL). It had a more elaborate form muinthel, the equivalent of muindor “(dear) brother”, with an initial element muin “dear”.

Neo-Quenya: In notes from the late 1960s, Tolkien introduced a new word nethel for “sister” from the root √NETH (VT47/14). However, I think thêl and related words might be retained to mean a “metaphorical sister”, a close female associate who may or may not be related by blood, as with such words as gwathel “[sworn] sister, associate”. In this paradigm, I would assume muinthel still refers to a sister by blood, with an added connotation of strong affection. I think it’s best to assume the irregular Noldorin plural pattern was reformed to the normal Sindarin plural thîl.

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tôr

noun. brother

An (archaic) word for “brother” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√TOR of the same meaning, with an irregular plural terein (Ety/TOR). In ordinary speech, it was replaced by muindor, with an initial element muin “dear”.

Neo-Sindarin: In notes from the late 1960s, Tolkien introduced a new word hanar for “brother” (VT47/14). However, I think †tôr and related words might be retained to mean a “metaphorical brother”, a close male associate who may or may not be related by blood, as with such words as gwador “(sworn) brother, associate”. In this paradigm, I would assume muindor still refers to a brother by blood, with an added connotation of strong affection.

tôr

noun. brother

The word muindor is more usual

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dolen

adjective. hidden, secret

gwador

noun. brother (especially used of those not brothers by blood, but sworn brothers or associates)

Noldorin [Ety/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gwathel

noun. sister, associate

Noldorin [Ety/392] Group: SINDICT. Published by

mell

adjective. dear

Noldorin [Ety/372] Group: SINDICT. Published by

mell

adjective. dear

thurin

adjective. secret, hidden

Noldorin [LB/304, Ety/394] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thêl

noun. sister

Noldorin [Ety/392] Group: SINDICT. Published by