N. hniof n. “noose, snare” (Category: Rope, Cord)
A word appearing as N. {nû >>} hniof/hnuif “noose, snare” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from ON. sniuma/snȳma under the root ᴹ√SNEW “entangle” (Ety/SNEW; EtyAC/SNEW). Even in the 1930s its phonetic developments were quite peculiar: see the entry on how [eu] became [iu] in (Old) Sindarin for further details.
Neo-Sindarin: If adapted to Sindarin phonology, this word would become ᴺS. nŷw “noose, snare”, as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD).
References ✧ Ety/SNEW
Glosses
Variations
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Inflections
| hnyf | plural | “noose, snare” | ✧ Ety/SNEW |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ON. sniuma/snȳma > hniof/hnuif | [sneuma] > [snioma] > [n̥ioma] > [n̥iom] > [n̥iov] > [n̥uiv] | ✧ Ety/SNEW |