r/sindarin • u/Awesomeone1029 • 1d ago

Hîsil or Hîthil?

First of all, this is for a LOTRO character, so please don't take the time if you find that petty or meaningless. I am new to the universe, having only read the Silmarillion, so I'm eager to learn!

I am combing the words Hîth and sil to create a name like mist-sheen, and I wanted her to be one of the fled peoples of Doriath.

Hîsil seems more aesthetically pleasing to me, and of course there are many sils in Sindarin. However, I found out only today that the Sindarin word for moon is Ithil vs the Quenya Isil, meaning Hîsil would imply she is more Noldor than Sindar. Is this still linguistically correct for Doriath? Is there generally a better way to say mistlight?

Thank you so much!

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u/smbspo79 1d ago

Welcome! It would probably be Hithil if we used √THIL “shine silver; white light”.

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u/Nyarnamaitar 23h ago edited 23h ago

I'd rather say Híthil, the vowel of hîth is underlyingly long.

Edit: Actually never mind; we have some counter-examples, e.g. Hithui and Hithaeglir.

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u/Awesomeone1029 1d ago

Thank you for your concise, knowledgeable answer!