Eldamo : Noldorin : poen

N. †poen n. “small gull, petrel” (Category: Gull, Petrel)

N. †poen, n. “small gull, petrel” (Category: Gull, Petrel)

A noun for “small gull, petrel” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶kwǣnē under the root ᴹ√KWǢ, but it fell out of use and was replaced by N. cuen, a loan-word from Ilkorin (EtyAC/KWǢ).

Reference ✧ EtyAC/KWǢ ✧ “small gull, petrel”

†poen “small gull, petrel” replaced by cuen “small gull, petrel” ✧ EtyAC/KWǢ

Cognates

Ilk. cwên “small gull, petrel, sea-bird” ✧ EtyAC/KWǢ (cwēn)
ᴹT. páne “small gull, petrel” ✧ EtyAC/KWǢ (pāne)

Derivations

< ON. †paine “small gull, petrel” ✧ EtyAC/KWǢ (†paine)
- < ᴹ✶kwǣnē “small gull, petrel” ✧ EtyAC/KWǢ (kwǣ-nē); PE22/32
  - < ᴹ√KWǢ “onomatopoetic” ✧ EtyAC/KWǢ

Phonetic Developments

ON. †paine > †poen

[paine] > [pain] > [poen]

✧ EtyAC/KWǢ