S. [N.] ^†cund, n. “prince”

This word is only directly attested in the Etymologies, appearing as N. †cunn “prince” (Ety/KUNDŪ) and marked as an archaic form (EtyAC/KUNDŪ). It still appears in later writings as a element in some first-age Sindarin names from The Silmarillion: Baragund, Belegund and (perhaps) Felagund. Its Quenya cognate Q. cundo also appears in later writings (PM/260, PE17/117-8), indicating that †cund may have remained conceptually valid. Elsewhere, the third-age Sindarin word for “prince” is said to be caun¹ (PE17/102), so it seems likely the older form †cund fell out use.

See S. caun¹ for further discussion.

Related

• caun¹ “prince, chief, head” may be an alteration of archaic ^†cund “prince”

Element In

• ⇒ S. Baragund “*Fiery-prince”
• ⇒ S. Belegund “*Great-prince”
• ⇒ S. Felagund “Lord of Caves; (lit.) Hewer of Caves”

Cognates

• Q. cundo “prince, lord, guardian”

Derivations

• < ✶kundō “prince, leader, lord”
  • < √KUN “lord; to lead” ✧ PE17/113.2704 (KON)

Derivatives

• > S. caun¹ “prince, chief, head”
  • ⇒ S. Argonui
  • ⇒ S. condir “mayor, (lit.) *chief-man”

N. †cunn n. “prince”

References ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ; EtyAC/KUNDŪ

Glosses

• “prince” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ.006 (†cunn)

Changes

• cunn »» †cunn “prince”; [per editors, marked †] ✧ EtyAC/KUNDŪ.015

Element In

• ⇒ N. Belegund
• ⇒ N. Felagund “Lord of Caves” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ.011
• ⇒ N. Baragund “*Fiery-prince” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ.012

Cognates

• ᴹQ. †kundu “prince” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ.004 (†kundu)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√KUNDU “prince” ✧ Ety/KUNDŪ.001 (KUND-Ū)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√KUND-Ū > †cunn

[kundū] > [kundu] > [kundo] > [kundo] > [kund] > [kunn]

✧ Ety/KUNDŪ.006

ᴱN. thing n. “prince”

References ✧ PE13/154

Glosses

• “prince” ✧ PE13/154.1501

Variations

• thing ✧ PE13/154.1501
• thingol ✧ PE13/154.1605

Changes

• thingol >> thing “prince” ✧ PE13/154.1605

Element In

• ⇒ ᴱN. Thingol ✧ PE13/154.1503

G. bridhon n. “king, prince”

References ✧ GL/22, 24, 49; LT2A/Hirilorn, Tevildo

Glosses

• “(King) prince” ✧ GL/24.1701 (†Bridhon)
• “king, prince” ✧ LT2A/Tevildo.054

Related

• Bardha- “rule, reign” cp. bridhon ✧ GL/22.0601
• hiril “queen†, princess” fem. of bridhon ✧ GL/49.3601
• hiril “queen (a poetic use), princess” is the feminine of bridhon ✧ LT2A/Hirilorn.004

Elements

ᴱ√VṚÐṚ
*-(r)on	“agental suffix”	✧ GL/24.1701-2 (*-on)

Element In

• ⇒ G. Bridhon Miaugion “Prince of Cats” ✧ LT2A/Tevildo.049

Cognates

• ᴱQ. vardo “prince” ✧ LT2A/Tevildo.040