rhŷn

noun. "chaser", hound of chase

rhŷn

noun. chaser, hound of chase

The word N. rhŷn “‘chaser’, hound of chase” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶ronyō under the root ᴹ√ROY “chase” (Ety/ROY¹). It is not entirely clear how the ŷ arose in this word; compare N. rhein < rhœin (< ✱ronya) < ᴹ✶runya (Ety/RUN) which shows the more typical Noldorin phonetic developments. Perhaps it was a dialectical development, or was based on a variant primitive form ronı̯- with early o-loss.

Neo-Sindarin: This word is generally adapted as ᴺS. rŷn for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested in HSD (HSD).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ronyo “‘chaser’, hound of chase, *hunting dog” ✧ Ety/ROY¹

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ronyō “‘chaser’, hound of chase” ✧ Ety/ROY¹
  • ᴹ√ROY “chase” ✧ Ety/ROY¹; EtyAC/ROY¹

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ronyō > rhŷn	[ronjō] > [ronjo] > [ronio] > [rœnio] > [rœni] > [rœin] > [ryn] > [r̥yn] > [r̥ȳn]	✧ Ety/ROY¹