N. #Bedhwen pn.
The Noldorin adjectival formation meaning “of the Spouses” appearing in the name Ar Vedhwen “Day of the Spouses”, appearing only in its lenited form Vedhwen (Ety/LEP). It developed from ancient Bedū+ina; see that entry for further discussion.
References ✧ Ety/LEP
Inflections
| Vedhwen | soft-mutation; b-mutation | “of the Spouses” | ✧ Ety/LEP |
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Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶Bedū+ina > Vedhwen | [bedū+ina] ? [bedwina] > [beðwina] > [beðwena] > [beðwen] | ✧ Ety/LEP |