S. minuial n. “(dawn) twilight” (Category: Dawn)
Sindarin equivalent of Q. tindómë “(dawn) twilight”, a combination of min “one” and uial “twilight”, so more literally “*first twilight”.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. nuimath or nuimoth “second twilight, first signs of dawn” as a combination of G. nui “after” and G. math “dusk” (GL/61). The word obromath had the same meaning as “the twilight that follows the night”, but with the prefix G. obra “next behind or after”. Compare S. aduial “*again twilight” from Tolkien’s later writings, but this word referred to the time after sunset rather than before sunrise.
Reference ✧ LotR/1111 ✧ “(dawn) twilight”
Elements
| min¹ | “one” | |
| uial | “twilight, evendim” | ✧ LotR/1111 |
Cognates
G. nuimath n. “‘second twilight’, first signs of dawn” (Category: Dawn)
References ✧ GL/61-62
Glosses
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Elements
| nui | “afterwards, again, later” | ✧ GL/61 |
| math | “dusk” | ✧ GL/61 (#math) |
G. obromath n. “the twilight that follows the night, ‘second twilight’, just before dawn” (Category: Dawn)
References ✧ GL/61-62
Glosses
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Elements
| obra | “close behind (of place), following, succeeding, next behind or after (time or place)” | ✧ GL/61 |
| math | “dusk” | ✧ GL/62 (#math) |