nich

noun. frost

A neologism for “frost”, cognate of Q. nixë of the same meaning (WJ/417), that assumes a phonetic development similar to that of S. ach vs. Q. akse (axë) “neck” (PE17/92); see the entry on how [[os|[p], [t], [k] spirantalized before [s]]] in (Old) Sindarin.

Cognates

• Q. nixë “frost; ice-flake or snow-flake”

Derivations

• √NIK(W) “(also of) snow, ice, snow, ice; *white”

hell

9j¸$ noun. frost