gwind

adjective. pale blue

An adjective for “pale blue” derived from the root ᴹ√GWINDI, rejected along with its root (EtyAC/GWINDI).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vinde “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

Derivations

• ᴹ√WIN(I)D “pale blue” ✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GWINDI > gwind	[gwindi] > [gwinde] > [gwind]	✧ EtyAC/GWINDI

gwedh

noun. bond

A noun meaning “bond” derived from primitive ᴹ✶wedā (Ety/WED). Here the [[ilk|initial [w] became [gw]]], and the [[ilk|[d] spirantalized to [ð]]].

Derivations

• ᴹ✶wedā “bond” ✧ Ety/WED
  • ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶wedā > gweð	[wedā] > [weda] > [gweda] > [gweða] > [gweð]	✧ Ety/WED

Variations

• gweð ✧ Ety/WED

lûn

adjective. pale

A Doriathrin adjective for “pale” derived from primitive ᴹ✶lugni, a revision of the form luin that appeared in The Etymologies as published in The Lost Road (Ety/LUG², EtyAC/LUG²). The revision of [ui] >> [ū] probably reflects Tolkien’s vacillation on how primitive [[ilk|[g] vocalized before [m], [n]]] in Ilkorin. The earlier form of this word might an element in the name Draugluin “Werewolf” (LR/134), which in earlier writings was glossed “Werewolf Pale” (LB/205). The early Noldorin word ᴱN. lhui “pale” might be a precursor to it (PE13/149).

Changes

• luin → lūn “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUG²

Cognates

• ᴹQ. luina “pale” ✧ EtyAC/LUY
• ᴹQ. lúne “blue, blue, [ᴱQ.] deep blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²

Derivations

• ᴹ✶lugni “blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
  • ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ Ety/LUG²
• ᴹ√LUG “*blue” ✧ EtyAC/LUY

Element in

• Ilk. Mabluin “Pale-hand” ✧ EtyAC/LUY (Mabluin)
• N. Draugluin “Werewolf”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶lugni > luin	[lugni] > [lugne] > [luine] > [luin]	✧ Ety/LUG²
ᴹ✶lugni > lūn	[lugni] > [lugne] > [lūne] > [lūn]	✧ Ety/LUG²

Variations

• luin ✧ Ety/LUG² (Dor. luin); EtyAC/LUY (Dor. luin)
• lūn ✧ EtyAC/LUG² (Dor. lūn)