delw

adjective. thick

adj. thick, of single thing. Tolkien seems to consider that it is not a suitable Sindarin form.

delw

adjective. thick (of a single thing)

Cognates

• Q. leluya “thick (of a single thing)” ✧ PE17/017

Derivations

• ✶delwa “thick (of a single thing)” ✧ PE17/017
  • √DEL “thick, dense” ✧ PE17/017

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶delwa > delw	[delwa] > [delw] > [delu]	✧ PE17/017

delu

adjective. hateful, deadly, fell

le

thick

2 adj. thick, of single thing. Tolkien seems to consider that it is not a suitable Sindarin form.

tûg

thick

tûg (lenited dûg, pl. tuig)

tûg

thick

(lenited dûg, pl. tuig)

delu

fell

1) delu (hateful, deadly), lenited dhelu; analogical pl. dely. Archaic delw (the only attested form). 2) goeol (terrible, dire), lenited oeol; pl. goeoel. Archaic *goeaul.

delu

fell

(hateful, deadly), lenited dhelu; analogical pl. dely. Archaic delw (the only attested form).

delu

hateful

delu (deadly, fell), lenited dhelu; analogical pl. dely. Archaic delw (the only attested form).

delu

hateful

(deadly, fell), lenited dhelu; analogical pl. dely. Archaic delw (the only attested form).

delu

deadly

delu (hateful, fell), lenited dhelu; analogical pl. dely. Archaic delw (the only attested form);

delu

deadly

(hateful, fell), lenited dhelu; analogical pl. dely. Archaic delw (the only attested form);

delu

adjective. hateful, deadly, fell

goeol

fell

(terrible, dire), lenited ’oeol; pl. goeoel. Archaic ✱goeaul.

gorgor

deadly fear

(i ngorgor = i ñorgor, o n’gorgor = o ñgorgor) (extreme horror), pl. gergyr (in gergyr = i ñgergyr), coll. pl. *gorgorath*** (WJ:415). Archaic pl. görgyr. Also in longer form gorgoroth (i ngorgoroth = i ñorgoroth, o n’gorgoroth = o ñgorgoroth) (terror), pl. gergeryth (in gergeryth = i ñgergeryth). Archaic pl. ✱görgöryth**.

tevren

adjective. hateful

Elements

Word	Gloss
tev-	“to detest, hate”