Eldamo : Neo-Quenya : pirin

ᴺQ. [ᴱQ.] pirin (pirind-) n. “thin rod, pin” (Category: Pin, Brooch)

ᴺQ. [ᴱQ.] pirin (pirind-), n. “thin rod, pin” (Category: Pin, Brooch): ᴱQ. piec “pin”

See ᴱQ. pirin for discussion.

Element In

ᴺQ. pirindëa “cylindrical”
ᴺQ. pirinumbë “cylinder (hollow)”

Derivations

< ᴺ√PIR “*cylinder; ⚠️[ᴱ√] spin; [√]close eyes, blink, wink”

ᴱQ. pirin (pirind-) n. “thin rod, pin” (Category: Pin, Brooch)

A word appearing as ᴱQ. pirin (pirind-) “thin rod, pin” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√PIRI having to do with cylinders and spinning (QL/74).

Neo-Quenya: In 1959 Tolkien gave a new meaning to the root √PIR as “close eyes, blink, wink” (PE17/146), but I believe this was a transient idea; see that entry for details. As such, I use the Neo-Root ᴺ√PIR with its earlier meaning “cylinder” and would use this to salvage ᴺQ. pirin “thin rod, pin”.

References ✧ QL/74, 78

Glosses

“thin rod, pin” ✧ QL/74

Variations

pirin ✧ QL/74

Inflections

pirindi	plural	✧ QL/78
pirind-	stem	✧ QL/74

Element In

ᴱQ. pirindea “cylindrical” ✧ QL/74
ᴱQ. pirindi qitimar “*knitting needles” ✧ QL/78
ᴱQ. pirinumbe “cylinder (hollow)” ✧ QL/74

Derivations

< ᴱ√PIRI “*spin” ✧ QL/74

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√PIRI > pirin

[pirind] > [pirin]

✧ QL/74