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ᴱN. eitheb adj. “thorny, sharp” (Category: Thorn)

A word appearing as {aitheb >>} eitheb “thorny” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/142). In the contemporaneous Early Noldorin Dictionary it was glossed “thorny, sharp” (PE13/158). It was an adjectival form of ᴱN. aith “thorn, †spear”.

Conceptual Development: Similar words in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s include G. aithra “piercing, sharp; thorny” and G. aithog “thorny”, both based on G. aith “thorn” (GL/18). Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document had {aithreg >>} G. aitheb “sharp, piercing” (PE13/108).

Neo-Sindarin: Since the noun [N.] aith/eith “spear-point” reappeared in Tolkien’s later writing, I would retain ᴺS. eitheb “thorny” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, perhaps with an original sense “*full of points”. However, I would not use this word for “sharp”, since there are other later words with this meaning like S. aeg.

References ✧ PE13/136, 142, 158

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Inflections

eithib plural ✧ PE13/158

Elements

aith “thorn, †spear” ✧ PE13/136; PE13/136; PE13/158

Element In


G. aitheb adj. “sharp, piercing” (Category: Sharp)

See ᴱN. eitheb for discussion.

References ✧ PE13/108

Glosses

Variations

Changes

Elements

aith¹ “thorn”
ᴱN. #-eb “adjectival suffix” ✧ PE13/108 (#-eb)

G. aithog adj. “thorny” (Category: Thorn)

See ᴱN. eitheb for discussion.

References ✧ GL/18

Glosses

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Elements

aith¹ “thorn” ✧ GL/18
#-og “adjectival suffix” ✧ GL/18 (#-og)

Cognates


G. aithra adj. “piercing, sharp; thorny” (Category: Sharp)

See ᴱN. eitheb for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/18 ✧ “piercing, sharp; thorny”

Related

Elements

aith¹ “thorn” ✧ GL/18
#-ra¹ “adjective suffix” ✧ GL/18 (#-ra)

Cognates