Quenya 

nólemë

deep lore, wisdom

nólemë ) noun "deep lore, wisdom" (LT1:263). Perhaps replaced by Nolmë in Tolkien's later Quenya.

sairina

magic

sairina adj.? "magic" (evidently adj. rather than noun) (GL:72)

lún

deep

lún adj.??? a word of obscure meaning, perhaps "deep" as used of water (VT48:28)

núra

deep

núra adj. "deep" (NŪ)

Sindarin 

angol

angol

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:131] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

gala-

verb. to grow

Changes

  • galadgalast ✧ PE17/132

Cognates

  • Q. ala- “to plant, grow, to grow (of plants) [intr. and trans.], plant; *to thrive, flourish (of other creatures)” ✧ PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132; PE17/132

Derivations

  • GAL “grow (like plants), flourish, be healthy, be vigorous, bloom, grow (like plants), flourish, be healthy, be vigorous, bloom, [ᴹ√] thrive”
  • galā- “to grow (of plants)” ✧ PE17/131
    • GAL “grow (like plants), flourish, be healthy, be vigorous, bloom, grow (like plants), flourish, be healthy, be vigorous, bloom, [ᴹ√] thrive” ✧ PE22/133

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
agālē > ãlē > aul[agālē] > [agāle] > [agǭle] > [aɣǭle] > [aɣaule] > [aɣaul] > [aul]✧ PE17/131

Variations

  • galad ✧ PE17/132 (galad)
Sindarin [PE17/131; PE17/132] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gûl

noun. magic lore, long study (being used mostly of secret knowledge, especially such as possessed by artificers who made wonderful things)

Sindarin [Ety/377, S/432, MR/350, WJ/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gûl

noun. perverted or evil knowledge, sorcery, necromancy

Sindarin [Ety/377, S/432, MR/350, WJ/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

angol

stench

(pl. engyl). Note: a homophone of the latter means "magic, deep lore".

angol

deep lore

angol (magic), pl. engyl. Note: a homophone means "stench".

angol

magic

(deep lore), pl. engyl. Note: a homophone means "stench".

angol

deep lore

(magic), pl. engyl. Note: a homophone means "stench".

golu

secret lore

(i ngolu = i ñolu, o n’golu = o ñgolu), analogical pl. gely (in gely = i ñgely) if there is a pl. Archaic golw, hence golwath as the likely coll. pl.****

maeg

going deep in

(lenited vaeg; no distinct pl. form) (sharp, penetrating). (WJ:337);

falch

deep cleft

(ravine[?]), pl. felch;

gûl

magic

1) gûl (i ngûl = i ñûl, o n**gûl = o ñgûl, construct gul) (sorcery, necromancy, evil knowledge), pl. guil (in guil = i ñguil) (Silm:App, MR:250, WJ:383), 2) angol (deep lore), pl. engyl**. Note: a homophone means "stench". DARK MAGIC, see .

gûl

magic

(i ngûl = i ñûl, o n’gûl = o ñgûl, construct gul) (sorcery, necromancy, evil knowledge), pl. guil (in guil = i ñguil) (Silm:App, MR:250, WJ:383)

im

deep vale

(dell), no distinct pl. form (though the pl. article in will mark the word as pl. when definite). The word typically occurs, not by itself, but in compounds like imlad, imloth, imrath, imrad (VT45:18, VT47:19)

imlad

deep valley, narrow valley with steep sides

(glen), pl. imlaid;

tûm

deep valley

tum- (i** dûm, o thûm, construct tum), pl. t**uim (i** thuim**)

ist

lore

ist (knowledge); no distinct pl. form.

ist

lore

(knowledge); no distinct pl. form.

tofn

deep

tofn (lenited dofn; pl. tyfn) (low, low-lying), also nûr (pl. nuir). Note: homophones of the latter mean ”sad” and ”race”.

tofn

deep

(lenited dofn; pl. tyfn) (low, low-lying), also nûr (pl. nuir). Note: homophones of the latter mean ”sad” and ”race”.

thû

stench

1) thû (pl. thui), 2) angol (pl. engyl). Note: a homophone of the latter means "magic, deep lore".

thû

stench

(pl. thui)

Telerin 

engole

noun. lore

Cognates

  • Q. ingolë “lore, science, philosophy, lore, science, philosophy; [ᴹQ.] deep lore, magic” ✧ WJ/383

Derivations

  • ÑGOL “knowledge, wisdom, lore, knowledge, wisdom, lore; [ᴹ√] wise, be wise” ✧ WJ/383

Noldorin 

angol

noun. stench

Noldorin [Ety/378] Group: SINDICT. Published by

angol

noun. stench

angol

noun. deep lore, magic

Noldorin [Ety/377] Group: SINDICT. Published by

angol

noun. deep lore, magic

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ingole “deep lore, magic” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > angol[ŋ̣gole] > [aŋgole] > [aŋgol]✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Variations

  • angol ✧ Ety/ÑGOL (angol)
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ongol

noun. stench

Changes

  • angolongol ✧ EtyAC/ÑOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶oññol- “strong smell” ✧ EtyAC/ÑOL; EtyAC/N; EtyAC/ÑOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶aññol- > angol[aŋŋolǝ] > [aŋgolǝ] > [aŋgol]✧ EtyAC/ÑOL
ᴹ✶aññol > angol[aŋŋolǝ] > [aŋgolǝ] > [aŋgol]✧ EtyAC/N
ᴹ✶oññol- > ongol[oŋŋolǝ] > [oŋgolǝ] > [oŋgol]✧ EtyAC/ÑOL

Variations

  • angol ✧ Ety/ÑOL; EtyAC/N; EtyAC/ÑOL (angol)
Noldorin [Ety/ÑOL; EtyAC/N; EtyAC/ÑOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

golw

noun. lore

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nolwe “wisdom, (secret) lore” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > golw[ŋgolwe] > [golwe] > [golw] > [golu]✧ Ety/ÑGOL
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gala-

verb. to grow

Derivations

  • On. gala- “to grow”
    • ᴹ✶galā- “to grow” ✧ PE22/026
    • ᴹ√GAL “grow, thrive” ✧ PE22/098
  • ᴹ√GAL “grow, thrive” ✧ Ety/GALA; EtyAC/GAL²

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√GALA > galo-[gala-]✧ Ety/GALA
ᴹ√GAL² > galo[gala-]✧ EtyAC/GAL²
Noldorin [Ety/GALA; EtyAC/GAL²] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gûl

noun. magic lore, long study (being used mostly of secret knowledge, especially such as possessed by artificers who made wonderful things)

Noldorin [Ety/377, S/432, MR/350, WJ/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gûl

noun. perverted or evil knowledge, sorcery, necromancy

Noldorin [Ety/377, S/432, MR/350, WJ/383] Group: SINDICT. Published by

gûl

noun. magic

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. nóle “wisdom” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL
  • Ilk. durgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL
  • Ilk. morgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Element in

  • N. durgul “sorcery”
  • N. morgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > gûl[ŋgōle] > [ŋgūle] > [gūle] > [gūl]✧ Ety/ÑGOL
Noldorin [Ety/ÑGOL] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nûr

adjective. deep

Noldorin [Ety/378] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nûr

adjective. deep

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. núra “deep” ✧ Ety/NU

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nūrā “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
    • ᴹ√NUR “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
    • ᴹ√NU/UNU “*down, under” ✧ Ety/NU

Element in

  • N. Núron “Ulmo” ✧ Ety/NU

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nūrā > nûr[nūrā] > [nūra] > [nūr]✧ Ety/NU

Variations

  • nûr ✧ Ety/NU

thû

noun. stench

Noldorin [Ety/393] Group: SINDICT. Published by

thû

noun. stench

Derivations

  • ᴹ√THUS “*smell, stench” ✧ Ety/THUS

Element in

  • N. Morthu “*Black Stench” ✧ Ety/THUS
  • S. Thû “Sauron; Manwë?”
  • N. Thû ✧ Ety/THUS

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√THUS > thû[tʰūsē] > [tʰūse] > [θūse] > [θūhe] > [θūh] > [θū]✧ Ety/THUS
Noldorin [Ety/THUS] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ist

noun. lore, knowledge

Noldorin [Ety/361] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Qenya 

ingole

noun. deep lore, magic

Cognates

  • N. angol “deep lore, magic” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > ingole[ŋ̣gōlē] > [iŋgōlē] > [iŋgōle]✧ Ety/ÑGOL

ala-

verb. to grow

Changes

  • ala-ola- ✧ PE22/113

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶galā- “to grow” ✧ PE22/098; PE22/106
    • ᴹ√GAL “grow, thrive” ✧ PE22/098

Element in

  • ᴹQ. aldar olar sana nóresse “trees grow in that land” ✧ PE22/116 (aldar {alar >>} olar i·nóresse)
  • ᴹQ. i·aldar hinna ólar “the tree is still growing” ✧ PE22/116 (i·aldar hinna {alarye >>} olarye)
  • ᴹQ. alanwa “fully grown, adult, mature” ✧ PE22/112

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶galā > ’alā-[gala-] > [ɣala-] > [ala-]✧ PE22/098
ᴹ✶galā́ > ala-[gala-] > [ɣala-] > [ala-]✧ PE22/106

Variations

  • ’alā- ✧ PE22/098
Qenya [PE22/098; PE22/106; PE22/107; PE22/109; PE22/112; PE22/113; PE22/116] Group: Eldamo. Published by

núra

adjective. deep

Cognates

  • N. nûr “deep” ✧ Ety/NU

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶nūrā “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
    • ᴹ√NUR “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
    • ᴹ√NU/UNU “*down, under” ✧ Ety/NU

Element in

  • ᴺQ. núrie “depth (abstract)”
  • ᴹQ. Nurqendi “Deep-elves” ✧ Ety/NU

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶nūrā > núra[nūrā] > [nūra]✧ Ety/NU

Old Noldorin 

gala-

verb. to grow

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶galā- “to grow” ✧ PE22/026
    • ᴹ√GAL “grow, thrive” ✧ PE22/098

Derivatives

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶galā́sŏ > galṓsǝ > galṓs[galāsŏ] > [galāsǝ] > [galōsǝ] > [galǭs]✧ PE22/026
Old Noldorin [PE22/026; PE22/027] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

golā-

verb. to grow

Derivations

  • ᴹ√OL “grow”

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. ola- “to grow [up], to grow, grow up, reach its prime, become” ✧ PE22/113

Variations

  • golā ✧ PE22/113
Middle Primitive Elvish [PE22/113] Group: Eldamo. Published by

galā-

verb. to grow

Changes

  • galāgolā ✧ PE22/113

Derivations

  • ᴹ√GAL “grow, thrive” ✧ PE22/098

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. ala- “to grow” ✧ PE22/098; PE22/106
  • On. gala- “to grow” ✧ PE22/026

Variations

  • galā ✧ PE22/098; PE22/113 (galā)
  • galā́ ✧ PE22/106 (galā́)
Middle Primitive Elvish [PE22/026; PE22/098; PE22/106; PE22/113] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nur

root. deep

A root mentioned in The Etymologies as an extension of ᴹ√NU with the gloss “deep” and derivatives ᴹQ. núra and N. nûr of the same meaning (Ety/NU). Possibly related is the later word Q. nurtalë “hiding” as in Q. Nurtalë Valinóreva “Hiding of Valinor” (S/102).

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NU/UNU “*down, under” ✧ Ety/NU

Derivatives

  • ᴹ✶nūrā “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
    • ᴹQ. núra “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
    • N. nûr “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
  • Q. nurta- “*to hide”
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/NU] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nūrā

adjective. deep

Derivations

  • ᴹ√NUR “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
    • ᴹ√NU/UNU “*down, under” ✧ Ety/NU

Derivatives

  • ᴹQ. núra “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
  • N. nûr “deep” ✧ Ety/NU
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/NU] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tubnā

adjective. deep

Derivations

  • ᴹ√TUB “to fall low[?], go down (below normal ground level), (esp.) to go down (sink, dive) into water” ✧ Ety/TUB

Derivatives

  • Ilk. tovon “lowlying, deep, low” ✧ Ety/TUB
  • ᴹQ. tumna “lowlying, deep, low, lowlying, low; deep, [ᴱQ.] profound; dark, hidden” ✧ Ety/TUB
  • N. tofn “lowlying, deep, low” ✧ Ety/TUB
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/TUB] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Gnomish

angol

place name. Ironcliffs

Cognates

  • Eq. Eriollo “Ironcliffs” ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Eriol
Gnomish [GL/19; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Eriol; LT1I/Angol; LT2I/Angol] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dolc

adjective. deep

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NDOLO “delve” ✧ GL/30

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ndolo- > dolc[ndolk] > [ndolx] > [ndolk] > [dolk]✧ GL/30

curu

noun. magic

Cognates

  • Eq. kuru “magic, wizardry” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KURU “*magic”

Element in

  • G. curin “magical” ✧ GL/28 (curin)
  • G. Curufin “Crafty” ✧ LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
  • G. curug “wizard” ✧ GL/28 (curion); GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
  • G. curus “witch” ✧ GL/28 (curiel); GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar
  • G. curuthli “enchantments, sorcery” ✧ GL/28

Variations

  • curi ✧ GL/28 (curi)
Gnomish [GL/28; LT1A/Tolli Kuruvar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thairin

adjective. magic

Cognates

Element in

Early Noldorin

golu

noun. stench

curw

noun. magic

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KURU “*magic”
Early Noldorin [PE13/141] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

holwe

noun. stench

sairina

adjective. magic

Cognates

Early Quenya [GL/72] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eriollo

place name. Ironcliffs

Qenya name for G. Angol appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s (GL/19), a compound of ere(n) “iron” and ollo “cliff” according to Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Eriol). In the tales themselves this name appeared as Erenol, but was soon changed to Evadrien.

Changes

  • ErenolEvadrien ✧ LT2/334
  • ErenolEvadrien “Iron Cliffs; Coast of Iron” ✧ LT2I/Erenol
  • ErenolEvadrien ✧ LT2I/Evadrien

Cognates

  • G. Angol “Ironcliffs” ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Eriol

Variations

  • Erenol ✧ LT2/334 (Erenol); LT2I/Erenol (Erenol); LT2I/Evadrien (Erenol)
Early Quenya [GL/19; LT1A/Eriol; LT1I/Eriol; LT2/334; LT2I/Erenol; LT2I/Evadrien] Group: Eldamo. Published by