glae

noun. grass

A word for “grass” reported by Lisa Star from notes associated with The Lord of the Rings appendices, in unpublished material from the Marquette collection (TT17/33). It may be derived from an elaboration of the root √LAY which had other-plant related derivatives.

Derivations

• √LAY “*be alive, flourish, [ᴱ√] be alive, flourish”

salch

noun. green cut grass, ensilage

Derivations

• ᴹ√SALAK “*grass”

thâr

stiff grass

pl. thair if there is a pl; coll. pl. tharath.

glae

grass

glae (i **lae), no distinct pl. form except with article (in glae**).

glae

grass

(i ’lae), no distinct pl. form except with article (in glae).