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'''Hîr''' ([[Sindarin]]) "lord".  
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'''''hîr''''' is a [[Sindarin]] word meaning "[[lord]], master".<ref name=L>{{L|297}}, p. 382</ref><ref>{{SD|XI2}}, p. 129</ref>
 
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[[OS]] *''khîr'' < [[root]] [[KHER]]
In the ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'', [[Noldorin]] ''hîr'' ("master, ?lord, ?mastery") derives from the [[Sundocarme|root]] KHER ("rule, govern, possess").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 364</ref><ref>{{VT|45a}}, p. 22</ref>
 
==Other forms==
*''[[hiril]]'' female form ("lady")
 
==Examples==
* ''[[Gwaihir]]'': "Wind-lord"
* ''[[Barahir]]'': "Fierce lord"
*''[[Rohirrim#Etymology|Ro'''hir'''rim]]''<ref name=L/>
* ''[[Gonnhirrim]]'': "Masters of Stone"


== Examples==
* [[Gwaihir]]: "Wind-lord"
* [[Barahir]]: "Fierce lord"
*[[Rohirrim|Rohir-rim]]: "horse lords"
==Cognates==
==Cognates==
*[[Quenya]] ''[[heru]]''
*[[Quenya]] ''[[heru]]''
==See also==
*[[Noldorin]] ''[[brannon]]'' ("lord")
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 30 July 2020

hîr is a Sindarin word meaning "lord, master".[1][2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

In the Etymologies, Noldorin hîr ("master, ?lord, ?mastery") derives from the root KHER ("rule, govern, possess").[3][4]

Other forms[edit | edit source]

  • hiril female form ("lady")

Examples[edit | edit source]

Cognates[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References