teloth

noun. plain, plain; [G.] roofing, canopy, shelter

A noun appearing as G. teloth in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss {“roofing, cover, shelter” >>} “roofing, canopy, shelter” derived from the root ᴱ√tel- “cover in” (GL/70). It was an element in the name G. Dor-na-Dhaideloth “[Land of] the Heaven Roof” (LT2/287). In the Lays of Beleriand of the 1920s the element Deloth in this name was glossed “Plain” (LB/49). Both these meanings were later abandoned, and this name eventually became S. Dor Daedeloth “Land of Great Dread” (WJ/183).

han

noun. above

A word for “above” in the Nebrachar poem from around 1930 (MC/217). Its etymology is unclear.

ladwen

noun. plain, plain, [G.] heath; levelness, flatness; plane; surface

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “levelness, flatness; a plain, heath; plane; surface”, a more elaborate form of G. lad “a level, a flat” (GL/52). It reappeared in the Lays of Beleriand of the 1920s as an element in the name ᴱN. Loth-a-ladwen “Lily of the Plain” (LB/149), but there is no sign of it thereafter.

aglareb

noun. glorious

ai

interjection. cry of pain or woe

amon

noun. hill

bod

adverb. back

An adverb appearing as G. bod “behind, back, (of time) ago, a while back” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s that Tolkien said was based on an unaccented form of G. pont “the back” (GL/23, 64). As a prefix G. bod- meant “back, again” and also “un-” as in “backwards”. Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s had adverb and prefix ᴱN. bod “back” based on primitive ᴱ✶bot- (PE13/139).

bod-

prefix. back, back, [G.] again; un- (= backwards)

bâr

noun. house

bôn

noun. back

A noun appearing as {bodn >>} bón “back” in Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s based on primitive ᴱ✶bodn- and equivalent to ᴱQ. ponte (PE13/139).

caint

noun. edge

A word in Early Noldorin word-lists of the 1920s glossed “edge” and derived from ᴱ✶kantya (PE13/140).

dâ

adjective. high

A word glossed “high” in Early Noldorin word lists of the 1920s derived from ᴱ✶dagá (PE13/141, 161). The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s also had G. dâ “high” (GL/29), while the Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document had G. da “high” also derived from ᴱ✶dagá (PE13/112). In Tolkien’s later writings, the root became √TĀ/TAƷ, so these d-forms would have been abandoned.

find

noun. hair

finn

noun. hair

glaiw

noun. light

gorod

noun. cave

helai

noun. fence

lham(b)

noun. tongue

lhant

noun. path

G. lant “a level way, high road, street” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/52), probably based on the early root ᴱ√LATA having to do with level and smooth things (QL/51). G. lant “a road” appeared on a slip illustrating vowel mutations, along with a plural form {laint >>} leint “roads” and its primitive form ᴱ✶lanta (PE13/116). ᴱN. lhant “path” appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s with plural lhaint (PE13/148). Possibly later variants include S. rant “course”; see that entry for details.

lhaur

adjective. red

lhom

noun. shadow

lhonn

noun. heart

moir

noun. goods

A (singular) noun for “goods” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, based on the adjective ᴱN. maur “good” (PE13/150). Moir was originally the plural of the adjective, but Tolkien later decided the plural form of the adjective was identical to its singular form and moir was a noun instead.

orn

noun. tree

ost

noun. city

ped-

verb. to say

segeth

noun. sword

uidhelian

place name. Elfinesse