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Doriathrin

gold

noun. one of the wise folk, Gnome

laur

noun. gold

A Doriathrin noun for “gold” developed from primitive ᴹ✶laurē, properly golden light rather than the metal (Ety/LÁWAR).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. laure “gold” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶laurē “light of the golden tree Laurelin” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
    • ᴹ√(G)LAWAR “*gold” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶laurē > laur[laurē] > [laure] > [laur]✧ Ety/LÁWAR
Doriathrin [Ety/LÁWAR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

(n)gold

noun. one of the wise folk, Gnome

A Doriathrin name for the ᴹQ. Noldo from the same primitive root ᴹ√ÑGÓLOD (Ety/ÑGOLOD). In the entry for ÑGOLOD in The Etymologies, it appeared as (n)gold, indicating a variation of the usual rule that [[ilk|initial [ŋg] became [g]]] in Ilkorin. The second [o] of the primitive form was lost due to the Ilkorin syncope. Its genitive form golda also appeared as an element in the name Goldamir “✱Noldo-jewel” = Silmaril.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. Noldo “one of the wise folk, Gnome” ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOLOD “one of the wise folk, Gnome” ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD

Element in

  • Ilk. Goldamir “Silmaril, *(lit.) Noldo-jewel” ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGÓLOD > (n)gold[ŋgolodo] > [ŋgoldo] > [ŋgold] > [ŋgold]✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD
Doriathrin [Ety/ÑGOLOD] Group: Eldamo. Published by