(n)gôl

adjective. wise, magical

A Doriathrin adjective for “wise, magical” derived from the root ᴹ√ÑGOL (Ety/ÑGOL, THIN). In an earlier version of this entry, the forms were ngûl and gûl, but these were rejected (EtyAC/ÑGOL). It may be that Tolkien was considering making this another case where [[ilk|long [ō] became [ū]]] in Ilkorin, but he rejected the idea. In the entry for ÑGOL in The Etymologies, it appeared as both ngôl and gôl; the first of seems to be a variant of the usual rule that [[ilk|initial [ŋg] became [g]]] in Ilkorin.

Changes

• ngûl/gûl → ngôl/gôl ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Cognates

• ᴹQ. nóla “wise, learned” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Derivations

• ᴹ√ÑGOL “wise, wisdom, be wise” ✧ Ety/ÑGOL; Ety/THIN

Element in

• Ilk. Thingol “*Grey-wise” ✧ Ety/THIN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ÑGOL > ngôl/gôl	[ŋgōl] > [ŋgōl]	✧ Ety/ÑGOL

Variations

• ngôl/gôl ✧ Ety/ÑGOL (Dor. ngôl/gôl)
• gōl ✧ Ety/THIN (Dor. gōl)
• ngol/gôl ✧ EtyAC/ÑGOL (Dor. ngol/gôl)
• ngûl/gûl ✧ EtyAC/ÑGOL (Dor. ngûl/gûl)
• gôl ✧ EtyAC/THIN (Dor. gôl)

gôl

adjective. wise, magical