Middle Primitive Elvish
gal
root. shine
gal
root. grow, thrive
galas
root. joy, be glad
gālæ
noun. light
ol
root. grow
kal
root. shine
kalat
noun. light
k’lā
noun. light
lot(h)
root. flower
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A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “joy, be glad” that is an extension of ᴹ√GALA “thrive” (Ety/GALAS). Its two most notable derivatives were ᴹQ. alasse and N. glass “joy”. The appearance of Q. alassë “happiness” in the so-called “Merin Sentence” (MS), probably written after the publication of The Lord of the Rings, indicates that this root may have remained valid.