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Qenya 

ronyo

noun. ‘chaser’, hound of chase, *hunting dog

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “‘chaser’, hound of chase” derived from primitive ᴹ✶ronyō under the root ᴹ√ROY “chase” (Ety/ROY¹). In the first version of this entry, Tolkien used the vowel u for these words: ᴹ√RUY > ᴹ✶runyō > ᴹQ. runyo (EtyAC/ROY¹).

Changes

  • runyo → ronyo ✧ Ety/ROY¹

Cognates

  • N. rhŷn “chaser, hound of chase” ✧ Ety/ROY¹

Derivations

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

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ronyō > ronyo[ronjō] > [ronjo]✧ Ety/ROY¹

Variations

  • runyo ✧ EtyAC/ROY¹ (runyo)
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