Quenya 

nordo

oak

nordo noun "oak" (PE17:25), possibly replacing norno (q.v.) in a pre-LotR source.

nordo

noun. oak

A word for “oak” in notes from the late 1950s or early 1960s (PE17/25), possibly introduced to avoid conflict with Norno “Dwarf” (WJ/388). Its Sindarin cognate was S. norð, indicating derivation from primitive ✱nordō. See the entry Q. norno for earlier forms of the word.

Cognates

  • S. nordh “oak” ✧ PE17/025

norno

oak

norno (1) noun "oak" (DÓRON); a later source has nordo (PE17:25)

norno

noun. oak

A word appearing as norno “oak” in both The Etymologies of the 1930s and the Outline of Phonology (OP2) from the early 1950s derived from primitive ✶[[p|dor[o]no]] and the root ᴹ√DORON (PE19/80; Ety/DÓRON). The appearance of an initial n- is unusual, since generally [[aq|initial [d] became [l]]] in Ancient Quenya. But sometimes ancient [[aq|initial [d] assimilated to following nasal]] instead, as was the case with this word.

Conceptual Development: Variants of this word date all the way back to the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s, which had ᴱQ. nor (norn-) “oak” and ᴱQ. norne “oak-tree” under the early root ᴱ√NOŘO [NDOÐO?] (QL/67). The form ᴱQ. norne “oak” was mentioned in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/140), but it became ᴹQ. norno in The Etymologies of the 1930s, as noted above.

Neo-Quenya: Tolkien introduced words Q. nordo and S. norð “oak” in notes from the late 1950s or early 1960s (PE17/25), possibly to avoid conflict with Norno “Dwarf” (WJ/388). I prefer the form norno “oak” as better-established and more etymologically interesting.

Derivations

  • dorno “oak” ✧ PE19/080
    • DOR “hard, tough, dried up, unyielding”

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
dorno > norno[dorno] > [norno]✧ PE19/080

hempa

noun. cord

Cognates

  • ᴺS. hemp “cord; band, bond”

Derivations

  • KHEP “retain, keep, do not give away or release, keep hold of, retain, keep, do not give away or release, keep hold of; [ᴱ√] bind; encircle”

Sindarin 

nordh

oak

{ð}_n. Bot._oak. A tree of the orn kind. Q. nordo. >> galadh, orn

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:25] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

nordh

noun. oak

A word for “oak” in notes from the late 1950s or early 1960s (PE17/25). See the entry N. doron for earlier forms of the word.

Cognates

  • Q. nordo “oak” ✧ PE17/025

Variations

  • norð ✧ PE17/025
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nordh

cord

nordh (pl. nyrdh)

nordh

cord

(pl. nyrdh)

Primitive elvish

dorno

noun. oak

Derivations

  • DOR “hard, tough, dried up, unyielding”

Derivatives

  • Q. norno “oak” ✧ PE19/080
Primitive elvish [PE19/080] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Noldorin 

nordh

noun. cord

Noldorin [Ety/387] Group: SINDICT. Published by

nordh

adjective. cord

Cognates

  • ᴺQ. nurda “cord, rope”

Derivations

  • ᴹ√SNUR “twist” ✧ Ety/SNUR

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√SNUR > norð[snurda] > [n̥urda] > [n̥urða] > [n̥orða] > [n̥orð] > [norð]✧ Ety/SNUR

Variations

  • norð ✧ Ety/SNUR
Noldorin [Ety/SNUR] Group: Eldamo. Published by

doron

noun. oak

Noldorin [Ety/355, VT/45:11] Group: SINDICT. Published by

doron

noun. oak

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√DORON (Ety/DÓRON).

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. Dorna “ilex, holm oak” (GL/30), cognate of ᴱQ. norne “oak-tree” which was derived from the early root ᴱ√NOŘO [NDOÐO?] in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/67). The Gnomish word became dorn “oak” in Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document (PE13/113). See ᴱN. gorw “oak” for other early “oak” words.

Neo-Sindarin: Tolkien introduced words S. norð and Q. nordo “oak” in notes from the late 1950s or early 1960s (PE17/25). I prefer the form Q. norno “oak” as better-established and more etymologically interesting. I would thus use [N.] doron “oak” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, which make it easier for us to retain N. nordh “cord” as well (Ety/SNUR).

Changes

  • derœin/derendœrœin/deren ✧ Ety/DÓRON

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. norno “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DORON “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DÓRON > doron[doronō] > [dorono] > [doron]✧ Ety/DÓRON
ᴹ√DÓRON > dœrœin/deren[doroni] > [dœrœni] > [dœrœin] > [derein] > [deren]✧ Ety/DÓRON

Variations

  • deren ✧ EtyAC/DÓRON
  • derœin/deren ✧ EtyAC/DÓRON (derœin/deren)
Noldorin [Ety/DÓRON; EtyAC/DÓRON] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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Qenya 

norno

noun. oak

Cognates

  • N. doron “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON
  • Ilk. dorn “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/DÓRON

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DORON “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DÓRON > norno[dorono] > [dorno] > [norno]✧ Ety/DÓRON

Doriathrin

dorn

noun. oak

A Doriathrin noun meaning “oak” derived from the primitive form ᴹ✶dóron[o] (Ety/DÓRON). The accent mark in the root indicated that the first syllable was stressed, thereby preventing the [[ilk|initial [dor-] from becoming [dr-]]]. The second [o] was lost, however, due to the Ilkorin syncope.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. norno “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/DÓRON

Derivations

  • ᴹ√DORON “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√DÓRON > dorn[dorono] > [dorno] > [dorn] > [dorn]✧ Ety/DÓRON
Doriathrin [Ety/DÓRON] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Middle Primitive Elvish

doron

root. oak

Derivatives

  • Ilk. dorn “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON
  • ᴹQ. nornea “*of oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON
  • ᴹQ. norno “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON
  • N. doron “oak” ✧ Ety/DÓRON

Element in

  • ᴹQ. lindornea “having many oaks” ✧ Ety/LI

Variations

  • DÓRON ✧ Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/DÓRON; Ety/LI] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Noldorin

gorw

noun. oak

A word appearing as ᴱN. {gorm >>} gorw “oak” in Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/145).

Conceptual Development: A possible precursor was G. grôn “oak, oaktree” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1920s (GL/42).

Changes

  • gormgorw ✧ PE13/145
  • gormantgorwant ✧ PE13/145

Cognates

Variations

  • gorm ✧ PE13/145 (gorm)
  • gormant ✧ PE13/145 (gormant)
Early Noldorin [PE13/145] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Quenya

nor

noun. oak

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NDOÐO “*oak” ✧ QL/067

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NOŘO > nor[ndoðn] > [ndozn] > [ndorn] > [ndor] > [nor]✧ QL/067
Early Quenya [PME/067; QL/067] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hempa

noun. cord

Cognates

  • G. hemp “a band, bond; cord”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HEPE “bind, encircle‽” ✧ QL/040

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√HEPE > hempa[xempā] > [xempa] > [hempa]✧ QL/040
Early Quenya [QL/040] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orome

noun. oak

A deleted word for “oak” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/140), probably a cognate to contemporaneous ᴱN. {gorm >>} gorw “oak” (PE13/145).

Cognates

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