nauro

noun. wolf

wolf, werewolf of Morgoth

nauro

werewolf

nauro ("ñ")noun "werewolf" _(ÑGAW, PE17:39; according to the latter source, the word was adapted from Sindarin gaur)_.

nauro

noun. werewolf, wolf (not wild wolves)

A noun for “werewolf” appearing a number of times in Tolkien’s notes as a derivative of the root √ÑG(W)AW (PE17/39; PE19/106; Ety/ÑGAW). In the Outline of Phonology (OP2) from the 1950s Tolkien said it was “usually not used of ‘wild wolves’, and in TQ [Tarquesta] specially applied to the ‘werewolves’ of Morgoth” (PE19/106). In notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings from the late 1950s or early 1960s, Tolkien instead said it was a loan-word from S. gaur (PE17/39). Tolkien vacillated on the meaning of its root, in some places giving it the gloss “howl” (PE19/106; Ety/ÑGAW) but in one place “falsify, deform, disguise” (PE17/39).

Cognates

• S. gaur “werewolf” ✧ PE17/039; PE19/106

Derivations

• √ÑGAW “howl; falsify, deform, disguise” ✧ PE17/039
• ✶ñgwaurō “wolf (not wild wolves)” ✧ PE19/106
  • √ÑGAW “howl; falsify, deform, disguise” ✧ PE19/106

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√ÑGAW > ñauro	[ŋgauro] > [ŋauro] > [nauro]	✧ PE17/039
✶ñgwaurō > ñauro	[ŋgwaurō] > [ŋwaurō] > [ŋaurō] > [ŋauro] > [nauro]	✧ PE19/106

Variations

• ñauro ✧ PE17/039; PE19/106

narmo

wolf

narmo ("ñ")noun "wolf" (ÑGAR(A)M; both the old form ñarmo = *ngarmo and the Third Age form narmo are given). Another word for "wolf" is ráca.

harma

wolf

[harma (2) noun "wolf" (3ARAM). The gloss "hound" was inserted, but then deleted (VT45:17)]

ráca

wolf

ráca ("k") noun "wolf" (DARÁK). Another word for "wolf" is narmo.