Early Quenya
oswe
noun. hip
oswe
noun. terror, horror; (evil) phantom, ghost
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oswe
noun. hip
oswe
noun. terror, horror; (evil) phantom, ghost
The word ᴱQ. oswe “hip” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√OSO whose other derivative was ᴱQ. oksa “joint” (QL/71).
Neo-Quenya: I’d retain the word ᴺQ. oswë “hip” for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but it cannot be derived from √OS any longer. I would assume it is derived from a Neo-Root ᴺ√OTH, a variant of ᴹ√OS “round” (perhaps originally referring to the round joint), and hence archaically oþwe; compare [ᴹQ.] hiswa < ᴹ✶khithwa (Ety/KHIS).