nólë

long study (of any subject), lore, knowledge

nólë (ñ) noun "long study (of any subject), lore, knowledge" (SA:gûl, also WJ:383 and MR:350, there spelt ñóle_, the earlier pronunciation. In the Etymologies, stem ÑGOL, the gloss is "wisdom".)_ Compare Nólion. At one point, Tolkien was dissatisfied with ÑGOL as the stem for "wisdom" and introduced the form núlë (q.v.) of slightly dissimilar meaning (PE17:125).

nólë

noun. lore, knowledge, long study, lore, knowledge, long study; [ᴹQ.] wisdom

Cognates

• S. gûl “black arts, sorcery, (evil) knowledge, black arts, sorcery, (evil) knowledge, [N.] magic; [ᴱN.] wisdom” ✧ MR/470; PE17/079; SA/gûl; MR/350; MR/471; WJ/383
• T. góle “long study (of any subject)” ✧ WJ/383

Derivations

• √ÑGOL “knowledge, wisdom, lore, knowledge, wisdom, lore; [ᴹ√] wise, be wise” ✧ PE17/079; SA/gûl; WJ/383

Element in

• ᴺQ. melinólë “philosophy”
• ᴺQ. nólecöa “school, (lit.) house of lore”
• Q. Nólimon “*Learned One”
• Q. nolmë “knowledge, philosophy (including science), department of wisdom (science, etc.)”
• Q. Nolondil “?Friend of Knowledge”
• ᴺQ. nólemo “student”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√ngōl- > ñōle	[ŋgōle] > [ŋōle] > [nōle]	✧ PE17/079
√ngol- > nólë	[ŋgōle] > [ŋōle] > [nōle]	✧ SA/gûl
√NGOL > ñóle	[ŋgōle] > [ŋōle] > [nōle]	✧ WJ/383

Variations

• ñólë ✧ MR/350; MR/470; MR/471
• ñōle ✧ PE17/079
• ñóle ✧ WJ/383

nolwë

wisdom, secret lore

nolwë ("ñ")noun "wisdom, secret lore" (ÑGOL)

Nólion

son of knowledge

Nólion (ñ?), second name of Vardamir Nólion (UT:210). Perhaps "son of knowledge", nólë (q.v.) + -ion "son", which ending displaces a final -ë (compare Aranwion "son of Aranwë", UT:50 cf. 32)