Noldorin 

lhav-

verb. to lick

A noun appearing as N. lhâf “lick” (with Noldorin infinitive form lhebi) in The Etymologies of the 1930s from the root ᴹ√LAB of the same meaning (Ety/LAB) where the initial initial l was unvoiced to lh as was the case in Noldorin of the 1930s.

Conceptual Development: This verb was G. lav- “lick” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/53), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√LAVA since the unvoicing of initial l was not a feature of Gnomish in the 1910s.

Neo-Sindarin: Most Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. lav- “to lick” since the unvoicing of initial l was also not a feature of Sindarin in the 1950s and 60s.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. lav- “to lick” ✧ Ety/LAB

Derivations

  • ᴹ√LAB “lick” ✧ Ety/LAB

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√LAB > lhefi[lab-] > [lav-] > [l̥av-]✧ Ety/LAB