doll

adjective. dark, dusky, obscure

doll

adjective. obscure, dark, dusky, hidden, secret

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nulla “dark, dusky, obscure; hidden, secret” ✧ Ety/DUL; Ety/NDUL; EtyAC/DUL; EtyAC/DUL

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ndulna “secret” ✧ Ety/DUL
  • ᴹ√(N)DUL “hide, conceal” ✧ Ety/DUL
• ᴹ✶ndulla “dark, dusky, obscure” ✧ Ety/NDUL; EtyAC/DUL; EtyAC/DUL
  • ᴹ√(N)DUL “hide, conceal” ✧ Ety/NDUL; Ety/DUL

Element in

• N. dolen “hidden, secret” ✧ Ety/DUL
• N. Dolwethil “(Woman of) Secret Shadow”
• N. Gondolin “Heart of Hidden Rock” ✧ EtyAC/DUL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ndulna > doll	[ndulna] > [ndulla] > [dulla] > [dolla] > [doll]	✧ Ety/DUL
ᴹ✶ndulla > doll	[ndulla] > [dulla] > [dolla] > [doll]	✧ Ety/NDUL

Variations

• dolt ✧ Ety/DUL

dolt

adjective. dark, dusky, obscure

dolt

adjective. obscure

dôl

noun. head

dôl

noun. hill or mountain

dôl

noun. head, hill

Cognates

• Ilk. dol “head, *hill”
• ᴹQ. nóla “round head, knoll, round hilltop; summit, round head, knoll, round hilltop; summit, [ᴱQ.] top (only used of mountains etc.); crown of head” ✧ Ety/NDOL

Derivations

• On. ndolo “head” ✧ Ety/NDOL
  • ᴹ√NDOL “*head” ✧ Ety/NDOL

Element in

• N. Dolamarth “Mount Doom”
• N. Celebrindol
• N. Dolad ✧ Ety/NDOL
• N. Dol Amroth
• N. Dolbaran ✧ Ety/BARÁN
• N. Duil Rain “Border Hills” ✧ TI/268 (Duil Rain)
• N. Dolereb “Lonely Mt.”
• N. Fanuidol
• N. Methendol
• N. Nardol
• N. Duil Rewinion “Hills of the Hunters” ✧ SM/225

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. ndolo > dôl	[ndolo] > [dolo] > [dol] > [dōl]	✧ Ety/NDOL

Variations

• Dol ✧ Ety/BARÁN (Dol)

dûr

adjective. dark, sombre

dûr

adjective. dark

Cognates

• ᴹQ. lóna “dark” ✧ Ety/DOƷ

Derivations

• ᴹ√DOƷ “night” ✧ Ety/DOƷ

Element in

• N. Barad-dûr “Dark Tower”
• N. Dureledh “Dark-elf” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
• N. Durion “Dark-elf” ✧ Ety/DOƷ
• N. Durthang
• N. durgul “sorcery”
• N. Magladhûr “Black-sword”
• N. Ennyn Dûr “Gates of Mordor” ✧ WR/113 (Ennyn Dûr)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√DOƷ/DÔ > dûr	[dōr] > [dūr]	✧ Ety/DOƷ

Variations

• Dûr ✧ WR/113

hithui

adjective. misty

Element in

• N. Eredhithui “Misty Mountains” ✧ TI/124
• N. Hithui “November, *Misty-one”

Elements

Word	Gloss
hîth	“mist”
-ui	“adjective suffix”