Quenya 

nirwa

bolster, cushion

nirwa (1) noun "bolster, cushion" (NID)

nirwa

scarred

[nirwa (2) adj. "scarred" (VT46:4)]

Sindarin 

nedhu

noun. bolster, cushion

Sindarin [Ety/378, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nedhu

bolster

*nedhu (pillow), analogical pl. nedhy. Cited in archaic form nedhw (LR:378, s.v. NID), so the coll. pl. is likely nedhwath.

nedhu

bolster

(pillow), analogical pl. nedhy. Cited in archaic form nedhw (LR:378, s.v. NID), so the coll. pl. is likely nedhwath.

nedhu

noun. bolster, cushion

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Noldorin 

nedhw

noun. bolster, cushion

Noldorin [Ety/378, X/W] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nedhw

noun. bolster, cushion

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶nidwō “bolster, cushion” under the root ᴹ√NID “lean against” (Ety/NID). The ancient stressed wō became wa (ON. nidwa), which resulted in a-affection changing i to e to produce nedhw.

Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. nedhu “bolster, cushion” to better reflect the actual pronunciation, as suggested in HSD (HSD). Compare S. madu < madw̯ (PE17/148).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nirwa “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID

Derivations

  • On. nidwa “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
    • ᴹ✶nidwō “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
    • ᴹ√NID “lean against” ✧ Ety/NID

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
On. nidwa > nedhw[nidwa] > [niðwa] > [neðwa] > [neðw] > [neðu]✧ Ety/NID

Variations

  • nef ✧ EtyAC/NID
Noldorin [Ety/NID; EtyAC/NID] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nef

noun. bolster, cushion

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Qenya 

nirwa

adjective. scarred

A word for “scarred” The Etymologies of the 1930s in the entry for the deleted root ᴹ√NID “hurt, injure” (Ety/NID²).

Cognates

  • On. nidwa “bruised, scarred, hurt” ✧ EtyAC/NID²
  • N. neðw “scarred, bruised” ✧ EtyAC/NID²

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NID “hurt, injure” ✧ EtyAC/NID²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√NID² > nirwa[nidwa] > [niðwa] > [nirwa]✧ EtyAC/NID²

Variations

  • nirwa ✧ EtyAC/NID² (nirwa)
Qenya [EtyAC/NID²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nirwa

noun. bolster, cushion

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶nidwō “bolster, cushion” under the root ᴹ√NID “lean against” (Ety/NID).

Cognates

  • On. nidwa “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
  • N. nedhw “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nidwō “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
    • ᴹ√NID “lean against” ✧ Ety/NID

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nidwō > nirwa[nidwō] > [nidwā] > [niðwā] > [nirwā] > [nirwa]✧ Ety/NID

Old Noldorin 

nidwa

noun. bolster, cushion

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nirwa “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nidwō “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
    • ᴹ√NID “lean against” ✧ Ety/NID

Derivatives

  • N. nedhw “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nidwō > nidwa[nidwō] > [nidwā] > [nidwa]✧ Ety/NID

Variations

  • nidwa ✧ Ety/NID
Old Noldorin [Ety/NID] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

nidwō

noun. bolster, cushion

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NID “lean against” ✧ Ety/NID

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. nirwa “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
  • On. nidwa “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
    • N. nedhw “bolster, cushion” ✧ Ety/NID
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