aith

noun. thorn

Cognates

• Eq. ekke “thorn”

Derivations

• ᴱ✶ekta “thorn” ✧ GL/18
  • ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Element in

• G. aitha- “to prick, sting” ✧ GL/18
• G. aitheb “sharp, piercing”
• G. aithog “thorny” ✧ GL/18
• G. aithra “piercing, sharp; thorny” ✧ GL/18
• G. aithos “thorn bush” ✧ GL/18

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ✶eχtă- > aith¹	[exta] > [ext] > [exθ] > [eiθ] > [aiθ]	✧ GL/18

thorn

noun. eagle

Cognates

• Eq. sor(ne) “eagle” ✧ LT1A/Sorontur

Derivations

• ᴱ√ÞORO “eagle” ✧ LT1A/Sorontur

Element in

• G. Cristhorn “Eagles’ Cleft” ✧ LT1A/Sorontur; LT1A/Sorontur
• G. Thornhoth “People of the Eagles” ✧ LT1A/Sorontur
• G. Thorn Sir “Eagle-stream” ✧ LT1A/Sorontur
• G. inthorn “eagle’s nest, eyrie”
• G. Thorndor “King of Eagles” ✧ GL/73; LT1A/Sorontur

pibinaith(ros)

noun. hawthorn

A word for “hawthorn” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently a combination of G. pibin “small berry, haw” and a variant of G. aithos “thorn bush” (GL/64). Another word of “hawthorn” in this document was G. tadhos (GL/68).

Elements

Word	Gloss
pibin	“small berry, haw”
aithos	“thorn bush”

Variations

• pinaithros ✧ GL/64

pinaithros

noun. hawthorn

tadhos

noun. hawthorn

A noun appearing as G. tadhos “hawthorn” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of G. tath (tadh-) “hedge” based on the early root ᴱ√tadh- (GL/68).

Neo-Sindarin: I would retain ᴺS. tadhos “hawthorn” based on an updated Neo-Root ᴺ√TAD “enclosure”; see that entry for details.

Derivations

• ᴱ√TAÐA “*hedge, fence, enclosure” ✧ GL/68

aithr

noun. thorn, †sword

aithwen

noun. sword

ior

noun. eagle

An archaic word for “eagle” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, related to ᴱQ. ea(r) of the same meaning (GL/51), though the exact correspondence (and sound changes) are not clear.

Cognates

• Eq. ea(r) “(young) eagle” ✧ GL/51

Element in

• G. Ioringli “Earendel” ✧ LT1A/Eärendel
• G. ioroth “eagle” ✧ GL/51

aith

noun. sword

Cognates

• Eq. ekte “sword” ✧ GL/18

Derivations

• ᴱ✶ektĭ ✧ GL/18
  • ᴱ√EKE “*point”
• ᴱ✶ektī ✧ GL/18
  • ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Element in

• G. aith(i)or “warrior, swordsman” ✧ GL/18
• G. aithrog “warrior”
• G. aithron “warrior, †swordsman” ✧ GL/18
• G. aithweg “warrior”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ✶ektĭ > aith²	[ekti] > [ekt] > [exθ] > [eiθ] > [aiθ]	✧ GL/18
ᴱ✶ektī > aithi	[ektī] > [ekti] > [exθi] > [eiθi] > [aiθi]	✧ GL/18

Variations

• aithi ✧ GL/18 (aithi)
• aith ✧ GL/31
• aithwen ✧ PE13/109

aithi

noun. sword

ectha

noun. sword

Derivations

• ᴱ√EKE “*point”

Element in

• G. ecthadra- “to slay, put to the sword” ✧ GL/31
• G. ecthor “warrior, swordsman” ✧ GL/31

ioroth

noun. eagle

A word for “eagle” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of archaic G. †ior “eagle” of the same meaning (GL/51).

Cognates

• Eq. earen “eyrie, (young) eagle” ✧ GL/51

Element in

• G. Iorothram “Eaglepinion” ✧ GL/51; LT1A/Eärendel

engan

noun. spear

Derivations

• ᴱ√EKE “*point”