S. †findel adj. and n. “having fine or beautiful hair; head of hair, fax, mass of long hair”

S. †findel, adj. and n. “having fine or beautiful hair; (head of) hair, fax, mass of long hair, ⚠️[N.] (braided) hair; [G.] tress”

References ✧ PE17/17, 119, 151

Glosses

• “having beautiful hair” ✧ PE17/119
• “having fine hair” ✧ PE17/151
• “head of hair, fax” ✧ PE17/17 (†findel)
• “mass of long hair” ✧ PE17/17 (finnel)

Variations

• findel ✧ PE17/119; PE17/151; PE17/17 (†findel)
• finnel ✧ PE17/17

Element In

• S. Glorfindel “Golden-hair” ✧ PE17/17

Cognates

• Q. findelë “tress, lock [of hair]” ✧ PE17/17 (phindele)
• Q. findilë “head of hair” ✧ PE17/17

Derivations

• < ✶spindilā “head of hair” ✧ PE17/17 (espin-delē); PE17/17; PE17/119 (spin-dela); PE17/151 (spindela)
  • < findel < espin-delē ✧ PE17/17

Phonetic Developments

✶espin-delē > findel > finnel	[spindelē] > [spindele] > [sɸindele] > [ɸindele] > [findele] > [findel] > [finnel]	✧ PE17/17
✶spindilā > †findel	[spindilā] > [spindila] > [sɸindila] > [ɸindila] > [ɸindela] > [findela] > [findel] > [finnel]	✧ PE17/17
✶spin-dela > findel	[spindela] > [sɸindela] > [ɸindela] > [findela] > [findel] > [finnel]	✧ PE17/119

N. finnel n. “(braided) hair”

Reference ✧ Ety/SPIN ✧ “(braided) hair”

Element In

• N. Glorfindel ✧ Ety/SPIN

Derivations

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

Phonetic Developments

ON. sphindéle > findel > finnel

[sɸindele] > [ɸindele] > [findele] > [findel] > [finnel]

✧ Ety/SPIN