Some notes by J. R. R. Tolkien from Vinyar Tengwar by J. R. R. Tolkien

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien [Tolkien, J. R. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-12-04T07:15:50+00:00

The Ñoldor, before they made the change, accused the Vanyar of confusing the two sounds. In fact if left to unheeded change they would probably have merged in Quenya hw. Their near approach (by slackening the spirantal friction of f) before the separation of Vanyar and Ñoldor is seen in the development of phu- > *hwu- > hu-, as in Quenya huine 'gloom', unrelieved darkness (as a night without stars or moon), Telerin fuine of same sense, Sindarin fuin 'night'. Later when the merging had been checked in Ñoldorin it was one of Fëanor's jests to declare that the Vanyar called his father Hwinwe and himself Hwëanáro.

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