A noun for “king” derived from primitive ᴹ✶tār(ō), also appearing in its plural form tórin (Ety/TĀ, BAL). Tolkien said that it was “only used of the legitimate kings of whole tribes”, though apparently it also survived in compounds like Torthurnion “King of Eagles” (Ety/THOR) and Balthor “Vala-king” (Ety/BAL). It is an example of how [[ilk|[ā] became [ō]]] in Ilkorin, as noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/tôr).
Doriathrin
ar-
prefix. outside, beside
Cognates
- ᴹQ. ar- “outside, beside” ✧ Ety/AR²
Derivations
- ᴹ√AR “beside, outside” ✧ Ety/AR²
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√AR² > ar- [ar-] ✧ Ety/AR²
tôr
noun. king
Cognates
- ᴹQ. tár “king” ✧ Ety/TĀ
Derivations
Element in
- Ilk. Balthor “Vala-king” ✧ Ety/BAL
- Ilk. Thorntor “King of Eagles”
- Ilk. tóril “queen” ✧ Ety/TĀ
- Ilk. Tor Thingol “King Thingol” ✧ Ety/TĀ; Ety/THIN
- Ilk. Torthurnion “King of Eagles” ✧ Ety/THOR
- Ilk. Tor Tinduma “King of Twilight” ✧ Ety/THIN
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶tārō > tôr [tārō] > [tāro] > [tōro] > [tōr] ✧ Ety/TĀ Variations
- Tor ✧ Ety/THIN (Dor. Tor); Ety/THOR
- tórin ✧ EtyAC/BAL
gelion
adjective. bright
An adjective meaning “bright” derived from the root ᴹ√GAL, the basis of the river name Gelion (Ety/GYEL). There isn’t enough information to deduce its primitive form, but Helge Fauskanger suggested ✱✶galjānā (AL-Ilkorin/gelion), which seems reasonably plausible.
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAL “shine” ✧ Ety/GYEL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GAL > gelion [galjānā] > [galjāna] > [galjōna] > [galiōna] > [geliōna] > [geliōn] > [gelion] ✧ Ety/GYEL
An Ilkorin prefix meaning “outside, beside”, the same as in Quenya and Noldorin (Ety/AR²).