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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| eithib | plural | ✧ PE13/158 |
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| aith | “thorn, †spear” | ✧ PE13/136; PE13/136; PE13/158 |
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G. aitheb adj. “sharp, piercing” (Category: Sharp)
References ✧ PE13/108
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| aith¹ | “thorn” | |
| ᴱN. #-eb | “adjectival suffix” | ✧ PE13/108 (#-eb) |
G. aithog adj. “thorny” (Category: Thorn)
References ✧ GL/18
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| aith¹ | “thorn” | ✧ GL/18 |
| #-og | “adjectival suffix” | ✧ GL/18 (#-og) |
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