neðw

adjective. scarred, bruised

A word appearing as {niðw >>} neðw “hurt, bruised” The Etymologies of the 1930s in the entry for the deleted root ᴹ√NID “hurt, injure”, with the Feanorian form nef (Ety/NID²).

Changes

• niðw → neðw ✧ EtyAC/NID²

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nirwa “scarred” ✧ EtyAC/NID²

Derivations

• On. nidwa “bruised, scarred, hurt” ✧ EtyAC/NID²; EtyAC/NID²
  • ᴹ√NID “hurt, injure” ✧ EtyAC/NID²

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. nidwa > neðw	[nidwa] > [niðwa] > [neðwa] > [neðw] > [neðu]	✧ EtyAC/NID²
On. nidwe > niðw	[nidwe] > [niðwe] > [niðw] > [niðu]	✧ EtyAC/NID²

Variations

• nef ✧ EtyAC/NID² (nef)
• niðw ✧ EtyAC/NID² (niðw)