Q. [ᴹQ.] hiswa [þ], adj. “grey (?in weather), *foggy, *overcast”

ᴹQ. hiswa [þ] adj. “grey (?in weather), *foggy, *overcast”

This word is glossed “grey” in the Etymologies, but perhaps means “*foggy, overcast”, since Sindarin cognate hethw means “foggy, obscure, vague” and related noun hiswë means “fog”. @@@

Reference ✧ Ety/KHIS ✧ “grey”

Elements

hiswe	“fog”
*-a	“adjectival suffix”

Cognates

• Ilk. hedhu “grey” ✧ Ety/KHIS.029 (heðu)
• N. hethw “foggy, obscure, vague” ✧ Ety/KHIS.024

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶khithwa ✧ Ety/KHIS.019
  • < ᴹ√KHITH/KHIS “mist, fog” ✧ Ety/KHIS.001 (KHIS/KHITH)