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Gnomish

âl

noun. wood (material)

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as {ald >>} âl “wood (material)” (GL/19), a derivative of the root ᴱ√ALA “spread” which was the basis of other “wood” words, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Aldaron). This word appeared unglossed in Gnomish Lexicon Slips as a derivative of ᴱ✶alda, but was equated to G. awl, possibly “lofty” (PE13/109).

Changes

  • ald → âl ✧ GL/19
  • ald → âl “wood (material)” ✧ LT1A/Aldaron

Cognates

  • Eq. alda “tree, branch” ✧ GL/19

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ALA “spread‽” ✧ LT1A/Aldaron
  • ᴱ✶alda ✧ PE13/109
    • ᴱ√ALA “spread‽”

Element in

  • G. alm(oth) “forest” ✧ GL/19 (almoth)
  • G. altha “shoot, sprig, scion, sapling” ✧ GL/19
  • G. alos “forest” ✧ GL/19
  • G. alwen “tree” ✧ GL/19
  • G. âlog “of wood, wooden” ✧ GL/19; GL/19 (aldin)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶alda > âl[alda] > [ald] > [all] > [āl]✧ PE13/109

Variations

  • ald ✧ GL/19 (ald); LT1A/Aldaron (ald)
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