gûl

noun. magic lore, long study (being used mostly of secret knowledge, especially such as possessed by artificers who made wonderful things)

gûl

noun. perverted or evil knowledge, sorcery, necromancy

gûl

noun. magic

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nóle “wisdom” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL
• Ilk. durgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL
• Ilk. morgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

• ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Element in

• N. durgul “sorcery”
• N. morgul “sorcery” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > gûl	[ŋgōle] > [ŋgūle] > [gūle] > [gūl]	✧ Ety/ÑGOL

durgul

noun. sorcery

Cognates

• Ilk. durgul “sorcery”

Derivations

• ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Elements

Word	Gloss
dûr	“dark”
gûl	“magic”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > dur(n)gul > durgul	[durŋgul] > [durŋgul] > [durgul]	✧ Ety/ÑGOL

morgul

noun. sorcery

Cognates

• Ilk. morgul “sorcery”

Element in

• N. Imlad Morghul “Vale of Morghul”
• N. Minas Morgol “Tower of Sorcery”
• N. Duin Morghul

ista-

verb. to have knowledge