hîr
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hîr is a Sindarin word meaning "lord, master".[1][2]
Etymology[edit]
In the Etymologies, Noldorin hîr ("master, ?lord, ?mastery") derives from the root KHER ("rule, govern, possess").[3][4]
Other forms[edit]
- hiril female form ("lady")
Examples[edit]
- Gwaihir: "Wind-lord"
- Barahir: "Fierce lord"
- Rohirrim[1]
- Gonnhirrim: "Masters of Stone"
Cognates[edit]
See also[edit]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967), p. 382
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part One: The End of the Third Age: XI. The Epilogue: The second version", p. 129
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 364
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part One" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003, p. 22
