falf

noun. foam, breaker

falf

noun. foam, breaker, foam, breaker, [G.] wave

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “foam, breaker” derived from the root ᴹ√PHAL “foam” (Ety/PHAL).

Conceptual Development: An obvious precursor to this word is G. falm “a breaker, a wave” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√fal- (GL/33); in Noldorin/Sindarin the final -m would become -f [-v]. Given the gloss “breaker” from The Etymologies, it seems likely that N. falf can also be used for a “wave”, much like its Quenya cognate Q. falma.

Cognates

• ᴹQ. falma “(crested) wave” ✧ Ety/PHAL

Derivations

• ᴹ√PHAL “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√PHAL/PHÁLAS > falf	[pʰalma] > [ɸalma] > [falma] > [falm] > [falv]	✧ Ety/PHAL

faltha-

verb. to foam