ang

noun. iron

ang

noun. iron

angbor

masculine name. Angbor

angmar

place name. Angmar

angrod

masculine name. Angrod

angrobel

place name. Irongarth

Earliest form of the name of Angrenost, translated “Irongarth” (TI/71). It seems to be a combination of a form of ang “iron” and gobel “village”, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.4).

angwedh

noun. chain, fetter, (lit.) iron-bond

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “chain, (lit.) iron-bond”, a combination of N. ang “iron” and N. gwedh “bond” (Ety/WED). The same words appeared in notes on The Feanorian Alphabet from the 1930s, but with the gloss “fetter” instead of “bond” (PE22/32).

Conceptual Development: A similar word ᴱN. angath “fetters” appeared in the Early Noldorin Dictionary from the 1920s, but there it was simply the plural of ᴱN. ang “iron”, so literally “✱irons” (PE13/159).

angolonn

place name. Land of the Gnomes

Noldorin equivalent of ᴹQ. Ingolonde “Land of the Gnomes” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/ÑGOLOD). It seems to be an example of how [[on|initial syllabic [m], [n], [ŋ] became [am], [an], [aŋ]]] in Old Noldorin.

angband

place name. Iron Prison, Hells of Iron

angren

adjective. of iron

angrist

proper name. Iron-cleaver

ang(ren)ost

place name. Isengard

angol

noun. deep lore, magic

angos

noun. horror

angol

noun. stench

angol

noun. deep lore, magic

angol

noun. stench

angren

adjective. of iron

angwedh

noun. chain

bennas

noun. angle

bennas

noun. angle, corner

naith

place name. Angle

nass

noun. angle or corner

nelen

place name. Gore, Angle

Earliest name for Egladil in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/242), also appearing in the longer form Nelennas (TI/245). It is probably related to the root ᴹ√NEL from which nelthil “triangle” is derived, as suggested by Roman Rausch (EE/2.29).

nass

noun. point, (sharp) end; angle, corner

lhîr

noun. row, range

naith

noun. any formation or projection tapering to a point: a spearhead, triangle gore, wedge, narrow promontory

am-

prefix. snake

A prefix for “snake” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√ANGWA of the same meaning, most notably an element in N. amlug “dragon” (Ety/ANGWA).

anc

noun. jaw, row of teeth

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “jaw, row of teeth” derived from the root ᴹ√(A)NAK “bite” (Ety/ÁNAK, NAK). The continued appearance of words like Anfauglir “Jaws of Thirst” (S/180) and its Quenya cognate Q. anca (LotR/1123) indicate its ongoing validity.

Conceptual Development: G. gag “jaw” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/37) might be a conceptual precursor.

geleidhien

place name. Land of the Gnomes

Noldorin name for the Land of the Gnomes (Ety/ÑGOLOD), a combination of the plurals of Golodh “Gnome” and the suffix -ian(d) “land”.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, this name was G. Goldobar or Goldomar “Gnomeland” (GL/41). The name ᴱN. Geleidhian emerged in Early Noldorin notes from the 1920s, along with several variants (PE13/145, 162).

glî

noun. honey

A word for “honey” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶g-lisi under the root ᴹ√LIS of the same meaning (Ety/LIS).

Conceptual Development: In Early Noldorin Word-lists Tolkien also had ᴱN. glí “honey” (PE13/144), presumably similarly derived from the early root ᴱ√LISI. However, in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s the word for “honey” was G. neglis with an initial element √neg- (GL/59), the Gnomish equivalent of the early root ᴱ√NEHE that was the basis for ᴱQ. nekte “honey” (QL/65). It is possible that the second element of G. neglis was based on ᴱ√LISI and this was carried forward into later “honey” words.

naew

noun. jaw

A noun for “jaw” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from primitive ᴹ✶nakma (✱“bite-thing”) under the root ᴹ√NAK “bite” (NAK). This word remains phonologically plausible in Sindarin, with ancient k vocalizing to i and the resulting diphthong ai become ae, after which the m became v > w; see VT42/26 for a description of the basic phonetic changes. However, naew might have been displaced conceptually by anc “jaw”, which appeared in a number of later Sindarin names and whose Quenya cognate Q. anca appeared in The Lord of the Rings Appendix E.

adwen

noun. [unglossed]

An untranslated word appearing in notes on The Feanorian Alphabet from the late 1940s or early 1950s (PE23/26). It might be a later iteration of G. adhwen “approach, avenue” from the 1910s, or is perhaps related to S. adu and ᴹQ. atwa “double”.

tôl

verb. (he) comes

According to WJ/301, the expression tôl acharn "vengeance comes" was later changed to tûl acharn by Tolkien

amlug

noun. dragon

ered-engrin

place name. Iron Mountains

a-

prefix. intensive prefix

agor

adjective. narrow

anann

adverb. long

ann

adjective. long

baul

noun. torment

borth

?. [unglossed]

car-

verb. to do, make

del

noun. horror

diragas

?. [unglossed]

gala-

verb. to grow

golw

noun. lore

goroth

noun. horror

gûl

noun. magic

lhanc

noun. throat

lhîr

noun. row

lhûg

noun. dragon

ment

noun. point

menwed

?. [unglossed]

naeg

noun. pain

naith

noun. gore

nith

?. [unglossed]

nithrad

?. [unglossed]

níth

?. [unglossed]

nûr

adjective. deep

ongol

noun. stench

porennin

?. [unglossed]

telwen

?. [unglossed]

thost

noun. smell

thû

noun. stench

tiwdi

noun. alphabet

agor

adjective. narrow

agr

adjective. narrow

amlug

noun. dragon

anc

noun. jaw, row of teeth

ann

adjective. long

balan

noun. Vala, divine power, divinity

baul

noun. torment

blâb

verb. (he) flaps, beats

The Etymologies seem to list this word as a noun, but it is clearly the third person singular of the verb

clei

?. [unglossed]

coen

?. [unglossed]

ecthel

noun. point (of spear)

egnas

noun. sharp point

egnas

noun. peak

egthel

noun. point (of spear)

erchamui

adjective. one-handed

gador

noun. prison, dungeon

gadr

noun. prison, dungeon

glî

noun. honey

goroth

noun. horror

gûl

noun. magic lore, long study (being used mostly of secret knowledge, especially such as possessed by artificers who made wonderful things)

gûl

noun. perverted or evil knowledge, sorcery, necromancy

ist

noun. lore, knowledge

lhammas

noun. account of tongues

lhanc

noun. throat

lhimlug

noun. fish-dragon, sea-serpent

lhâf

verb. (he) licks

lhôd

verb. (he) floats

lhûg

noun. snake, serpent

mauth

?. [unglossed]

meglin

adjective. honey-eater, bear-like

ment

noun. point

naeg

noun. pain

naew

noun. jaw

nass

noun. point, (sharp) end

negra-

verb. to pain

nûr

adjective. deep

orthor

verb. (he) masters, conquers

osgar

verb. (he) cuts, amputates

síla

verb. (he) shines white

sôg

verb. (he) drinks

taen

adjective. long (and thin)

thela

noun. point (of spear)

thia

verb. it appears

thost

noun. smell

thû

noun. stench

tiwdi

noun. alphabet

tôg

verb. (he) leads, brings