ᴺS. [N.] ^renia-² v. “to sail, fly” (Category: to Sail)
N. rhenia-² v. “to fly, sail” (Category: to Sail)
This verb appeared in its Noldorin-style infinitive form N. rhenio in The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from primitive ᴹ✶ramya- under the root ᴹ√RAM having do with wings (Ety/RAM). The verb was glossed “fly, sail; wander”, but the last gloss “wander” was technically for a separate verb N. rhenio, elsewhere translated “to stray” and based on the root ᴹ√RAN “wander, stray” (Ety/RAN). The two verbs collided because ancient my became ny in Noldorin of the 1930s.
Neo-Sindarin: Many Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this verb as ᴺS. renia- “to sail, fly” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, as suggested by David Salo (GS/282), since the unvoicing of initial r to rh was a feature of Noldorin of the 1930s but not Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s. Didier Willis instead suggested ᴺS. revia- (HSD/revia) assuming that my > ny was also a Noldorin-only change, but there is strong evidence that ancient my became ny in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s as well, notably √MAY > amya- > anya- > S. ein- “excellent, admirable” (PE17/163), published after Willis made his suggestion.
References ✧ Ety/RAM
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Inflections
rhenio | infinitive | “fly, sail” | ✧ Ety/RAM |
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
ᴹ✶ramya- > rhenio | [ramja-] > [ranja-] > [rania-] > [renia-] > [r̥enia-] | ✧ Ety/RAM |