N. chwîn n. “giddiness, faintness” (Category: to Sleep; Sleep)
A noun appearing as N. chwîn “giddiness, faintness” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√SWIN “whirl, eddy” (Ety/SWIN), where initial sw became chw as usual for Noldorin of the 1930s.
Neo-Sindarin: This word is usually adapted as ᴺS. hwîn for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD), since initial initial sw became hw in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s.
Reference ✧ Ety/SWIN ✧ “giddiness, faintness”
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√SWIN > chwîn | [swīn] > [w̥īn] > [xwīn] | ✧ Ety/SWIN |