11.48 Heir
- ᴹQ. aryon n. “heir”
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Two similar words appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s: ᴹQ. aryon “heir” as a derivative of the root ᴹ√GAR, and ᴹQ. haryon “(heir) prince” as a derivative of the root ᴹ√ƷAR, both roots having to do with possession (Ety/GAR; Ety/ƷAR). Drafts of these entries had aryo, aryon “son of property = heir” and aryon “heir, prince” (EtyAC/GAR; EtyAC/ƷAR). Based on the glossed “son of property”, I think it is likely the second element of these words is the root ᴹ√YO(N) “son”.
Neo-Quenya: It is possible Tolkien intended haryon and aryon to coexist, but since we have other “prince” words I would just use aryon “heir = one who inherits wealth” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
- Q. atamir n. “heirloom”
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A noun for an “heirloom” appearing in notes from around 1959-60, where the second element is mírë “precious thing” (PE17/165). Lokyt suggested the first element might be connected to √AT(AR) “father”. Tolkien also indicated atamir had the same meaning as Old English máþum, which was a “treasure, precious thing, gift”.
- Q. #hildë (hildi-) n. “heir, follower; ⚠️[ᴱQ.] child”
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A word for “heir” appearing only in its possessed plural form hildinyar in the phrase sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn’ Ambar-metta “In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world” (LotR/967). It had this same form in its first appearance in Lord of the Rings drafts of the 1940s (SD/56), and is clearly based on the root √KHIL “follow” (PE17/18; WJ/387; Ety/KHIL). It is very similar to Hildor “Men, Aftercomers, (lit.) Followers” (S/99; WJ/219, 386), which sometimes appeared as Hildi instead, especially in earlier writings (MR/130; PE17/18, 101; Ety/KHIL). Its singular form is generally assumed to be hilde, probably with stem form hildi-, but it could be hil (hild-) instead.
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. hil or ᴱQ. hilde “child” under the early root ᴱ√HIL [χili] (QL/40), also mentioned in the Poetic and Mythological Words of Eldarissa (PME/40). In the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon it was derived from primitive ᴱ✶χilþē and equated to G. hiltha “youth of either sex, more often masc” (GL/49). The sense “child” seems to have been later tranfered to hína.
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would would assume the basic meaning of hilde is “one who comes after me”, and thus is applicable to both descendents or followers. For “heir = one who inherits my wealth” I would instead use [ᴹQ.] aryon. I would further assume hilde is generic, and distinct from Hildo “Man = After-comer”.
- S. advir n. “heirloom”
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A noun for an “heirloom” appearing in notes from around 1959-60, where the second element is mîr “jewel, precious thing” (PE17/165). Lokyt suggested the first element might be connected to √AT(AR) “father”.
- S. hîl n. “heirloom”
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A word for “heir” appearing only as an element in Eluchíl “Thingol’s Heir” (S/188; PM/369). It is clearly the Sindarin equivalent of Q. hildë “heir”.
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. hilmir “heir (m. or f.)” based on G. hilm “posterity, descendants, progeny” (GL/49).
- G. hilming n. “inheritance, heritage”
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A word appearing as G. hilming “inheritance, heritage” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s based on G. hilm “posterity, descendants, progeny” (GL/49).
Neo-Sindarin: Since I adapt G. hilm as ᴺS. hilf, I would adapt hilming as ᴺS. hilvias, patterned after ínias.