N. rhista- v. “to cut” (Category: to Cut)
A verb appearing in its Noldorin-style infinitive form N. rhisto in The Etymologies of the 1930s as a cognate to ᴹQ. rista- “cut”, both derived from the root ᴹ√RIS (Ety/RIS). In the initial version of this root’s entry it appeared as risto derived from ON. rista- “rend, rip” (Ety/RIS). The original entry was not deleted, and it is not clear if its retention was an oversight or if Tolkien intended both meanings to coexist.
Neo-Sindarin: In Noldorin, an initial r unvoiced to rh, but this was not the case in Sindarin, so its Sindarin form is probably ᴺS. rista-, as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD). I would further assume rista- can mean any of “cut, rend, rip”.
References ✧ Ety/RIS²
Inflections
| rhisto | infinitive | “cut” | ✧ Ety/RIS² |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶rista- > rhisto | [rista-] > [r̥ista-] | ✧ Ety/RIS² |