dai

noun/adjective. sky; high

A noun for “the sky” appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/29), likely derived from the root ᴱ√TAHA [DAHA] as suggested to Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Telimektar; QL/87). ᴱN. dai “sky” appeared again in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/141), but in marginal notes to the Lays of Beleriand of the 1920s it was glossed “high” (LB/49 note on line #946). Its most notable use was in the name Dor-na-Dhaideloth “[Land of] the Heaven Roof” (LT2/287), but in later writings this name became Dor Daedeloth, with an initial element of N. dae “shadow” >> S. daer “great”.

Derivations

• ᴱ✶dagí ✧ PE13/141
  • ᴱ√DAHA “*high”

Element in

• En. Dor-na-Dhaideloth “[Land of the] Vault of Heaven” ✧ LB/049; PE13/141

Variations

• Dai ✧ LB/049

dâ

adjective. high

Changes

• da → dá ✧ PE13/141

Cognates

• Eilk. tök “high” ✧ PE13/141; PE13/161
• Eq. tá “high; high above, high up” ✧ PE13/141; PE13/161
• Et. daga “high” ✧ PE13/141; PE13/161

Derivations

• ᴱ✶dagá ✧ PE13/141; PE13/161
  • ᴱ√DAHA “*high”

Variations

• dá ✧ PE13/141
• da ✧ PE13/141 (da)

agos

adverb. very

Changes

• agas → agos ✧ PE13/124

Element in

• En. i weg mor agos “the very good man” ✧ PE13/124

Variations

• agas ✧ PE13/124 (agas)

ech

adverb. far away

Derivations

• ᴱ✶ekse ✧ PE13/142

telum

noun. sky, sky; [G.] roof