The word muindor is more usual
Noldorin
muindor
noun. brother
muindor
noun. brother
tôr
noun. brother
Cognates
- ᴹQ. toron “brother” ✧ Ety/TOR
Derivations
Element in
- N. muindor “brother” ✧ Ety/TOR
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources On. toron > tôr [toron] > [toro] > [tor] > [tōr] ✧ Ety/TOR
tôr
noun. brother
gwador
noun. brother (especially used of those not brothers by blood, but sworn brothers or associates)
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.