ON. sphinde n. “lock of hair”

ON. sphinde n. “lock of hair”

Reference ✧ Ety/SPIN ✧ “lock of hair”

Related

• S. find “tress; single hair” see sphinde “lock of hair”

Element In

• ON. sphindele “(braided) hair” ✧ Ety/SPIN (sphindéle)

Cognates

• ᴹQ. finde “tress, braid of hair” ✧ Ety/SPIN

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶spindē “tress, braid of hair” ✧ Ety/SPIN
  • < ᴹ√SPIN “*hair” ✧ Ety/SPIN

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶spindē > sphinde

[spindē] > [spinde] > [sɸinde]

✧ Ety/SPIN

ᴱN. find n. “hair” (Category: Hair)

References ✧ PE13/143

Glosses

• “hair” ✧ PE13/143

Variations

• find ✧ PE13/143
• finn ✧ PE13/143

G. finn n. “lock of hair” (Category: Hair)

References ✧ GL/35; LT2A/Glorfindel

Glosses

• “a lock of hair” ✧ GL/35
• “lock of hair” ✧ LT2A/Glorfindel

Related

• Isfin “Snow-locks, Exceeding-cunning” [is per Christopher Tolkien possibly originally related to] finn “lock of hair” ✧ LT2A/Isfin

Element In

• G. Glorfindel “Gold-tress, Goldlocks” ✧ LT2A/Glorfindel (Glorfinn)

Derivations

• < ᴱ√FIÐI “*hair”