S. firin adj. “mortal, dying” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
An adjective glossed “mortal, dying” with variant forms firin or firen appearing as an element in alfirin “immortal” (PE17/101).
Conceptual Development: The adjective [N.] firen had the gloss “human” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√PHIR (Ety/PHIR).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would use this adjective largely for “one in the process dying”, and for “mortal (= one capable of dying)” I would use fíreb.
References ✧ PE17/101
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| #fir- | “to fade, *die” |
| #-en¹ | “adjective suffix” |
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| ✶firīne > firīn > fĭrin | [pʰirīne] > [ɸirīne] > [firīne] > [firīn] > [firin] | ✧ PE17/101 |