Doriathrin
(n)gold
noun. one of the wise folk, Gnome
Cognates
- ᴹQ. Noldo “one of the wise folk, Gnome” ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD
Derivations
- ᴹ√ÑGOLOD “one of the wise folk, Gnome” ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD
Element in
- Ilk. Goldamir “Silmaril, *(lit.) Noldo-jewel” ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ÑGÓLOD > (n)gold [ŋgolodo] > [ŋgoldo] > [ŋgold] > [ŋgold] ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD
gold
noun. one of the wise folk, Gnome
A Doriathrin name for the ᴹQ. Noldo from the same primitive root ᴹ√ÑGÓLOD (Ety/ÑGOLOD). In the entry for ÑGOLOD in The Etymologies, it appeared as (n)gold, indicating a variation of the usual rule that [[ilk|initial [ŋg] became [g]]] in Ilkorin. The second [o] of the primitive form was lost due to the Ilkorin syncope. Its genitive form golda also appeared as an element in the name Goldamir “✱Noldo-jewel” = Silmaril.