Eldamo : Sindarin : henneth

S. henneth n. “window” (Category: Window)

S. henneth, n. “window” (Category: Window)

A word for “window” appearing as an element in the name Henneth Annûn “Window of Sunset” (LotR/674; RC/473), apparently an elaboration of hen(d) “eye”.

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s has G. galoth “window”, a combination of G. gal(a) “light” and G. ôth “hole” (GL/37).

References ✧ LotR/674; RC/473

Glosses

“window” ✧ LotR/674; RC/473

Elements

hen(d)	“eye”
-th	“abstract noun”

Element In

S. Henneth Annûn “Window of the Sunset” ✧ LotR/674; RC/473

Cognates

ᴺQ. !henet “window”

G. galoth n. “window, *(lit.) light hole” (Category: Window)

See S. henneth for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/37 ✧ “window”

Elements

gal(a)	“daylight, light”	✧ GL/37 (gala)
ôth	“hole, opening”	✧ GL/37