Eldamo : Sindarin : Gwirith

S. Gwirith n. “April, *Freshness” (Category: Names of the Months)

S. Gwirith, n. “April, *Freshness” (Category: Names of the Months)

Name of the fourth month of the year in the Westron calendar (LotR/1110) corresponding to “April” (SD/129; PM/135). It seems to be based on ᴹ√WIR “new, fresh”, perhaps meaning “*Freshness”.

References ✧ AotM/62; LotR/1110; SD/129; SDI1/Gwirith

Glosses

“April” ✧ AotM/62; SD/129
“fourth month of the year” ✧ LotR/1110

Elements

ᴹ√WIR	“new, fresh, young”
-th	“abstract noun”

Element In

S. egor ben genediad Drannail erin Gwirith edwen “or in the Shire-reckoning the second day of April” ✧ AotM/62; SD/129

Cognates

Q. Víressë “April, *Freshness” ✧ LotR/1110

N. Gwirith n. “April, *Freshness” (Category: Names of the Months)

See S. Gwirith for discussion.

Reference ✧ PM/135 ✧ “April”

Cognates

ᴹQ. Víresse “April, *Freshness” ✧ PM/134