lumbe

noun. gloom, shadow

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “gloom, shadow” derived from the root ᴹ√LUM (Ety/LUM). It was an element in the name ᴹQ. Hísilumbe for N./S. Hithlum, more typically given as Q. Hísilómë. However, both the root √LUM “shadow” and derived Quenya words like Q. lumbulë “heavy shadow” continued to appear in Tolkien’s later writings (PE17/168; RGEO/59), so I suspect lumbe may remain valid as well.

Conceptual Development: A possible precursor is ᴱQ. lōmin “shade, shadow” from the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√LOMO (QL/55).

Cognates

• N. lhum “shade” ✧ Ety/LUM

Derivations

• ᴹ√LUM “*shadow” ✧ Ety/LUM

Element in

• ᴹQ. Hísilumbe ✧ Ety/LUM
• Q. Lumbar “?Shadow Home”
• Q. lumbulë “dark shadow, heavy shadow; deep in shadow”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√LUM > lumbe	[lumbe]	✧ Ety/LUM

ungwe

noun. gloom

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ungwē “gloom” ✧ Ety/UÑG
  • ᴹ√UÑG “*gloom” ✧ Ety/UÑG

Element in

• ᴹQ. Ungoliante “Gloomweaver” ✧ Ety/UÑG

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶uñgwē > ungwe	[uŋgwē] > [uŋgwe]	✧ Ety/UÑG

Variations

• uñgwe ✧ PE22/051