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Doriathrin

legol

adjective. nimble, active, running free

An Ilkorin adjective meaning “nimble, active, running free” developed from the root ᴹ√LEK, an element in the river name Legolin (Ety/LEK). It probably developed from a primitive form ✱✶leklā: after the [[ilk|primitive final [a] was lost]], the resulting [[ilk|final [l] became syllabic and developed into [-ol]]], as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/legol).

Conceptual Development: Tolkien did not revise the river name Legolin after abandoning the Ilkorin language, so it is possible he reconceived this word as Sindarin. Its phonetic development from ✱✶leklā would have produced the same result in Noldorin/Sindarin.

Cognates

  • N. lhain “free(d)” ✧ Ety/LEK

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LEK “loose, let loose, release” ✧ Ety/LEK

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LEK > legol[leklā] > [lekla] > [legla] > [legl] > [legol]✧ Ety/LEK
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