norsus

masculine name. Mist of Fear

The Quenya equivalent of S. Gorthaur, derived from primitive ✶ñgor(o)-thūsō (PE17/183).

Cognates

• S. Gorthaur “?Mist of Fear” ✧ PE17/183

Derivations

• ✶ñgor(o)-thūsō “Mist of Fear” ✧ PE17/183

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶ñgor(o)-thūsō > ñorthus > ñorsus	[ŋgorotʰūso] > [ŋgorotʰūs] > [ŋgortʰūs] > [ŋgorθūs] > [ŋorθūs] > [ŋorθus] > [ŋorsus] > [norsus]	✧ PE17/183

Variations

• ñorsus ✧ PE17/183