medli

noun. bear

graw

noun. bear

graw

bear

(noun) 1) graw (i **raw), pl. groe (in groe), coll. pl. ?grawath or ?groath (VT47:12). 2) brôg (i vrôg, construct brog), pl. brŷg (i mrŷg**), 3) *medli (i vedli), no distinct pl. form except with article (i medli). The word literally means ”honey-eater”. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” megli.

graw

noun. bear

A Sindarin word for “bear” in notes from the late 1960s, derived from primitive ✶grā (VT47/12).

Neo-Sindarin: Its Quenya cognate Q. roa had the revised meaning {“bear” >>} “dog”, so for purposes of Neo-Sindarin it is probably best to stick with [N.] brôg and ᴺS. medli [N. megli] as words for “bear”.

Derivations

• ✶grā “dog, bear” ✧ VT47/12
  • √GRAW “[unglossed], [ᴹ√] dark, swart” ✧ VT47/35

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶grā > graw	[grā] > [grǭ] > [grau]	✧ VT47/12

graw

bear

(i ’raw), pl. groe (in groe), coll. pl. ?grawath or ?groath (VT47:12).

col-

verb. to bear, carry, wear

Cognates

• Q. col- “to bear, carry, wear”

Derivations

• √KOL “bear, carry, wear”

Element in

• ᴺS. asgolui “equivalent, (lit.) beside-bear-able”
• ᴺS. colui “light (to carry), not heavy, (lit.) carryable”
• ᴺS. tharchol- “to translate, (lit.) carry-across”

medli

bear

(i vedli), no distinct pl. form except with article (i medli). The word literally means ”honey-eater”. – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” megli.

brôg

bear

(i vrôg, construct brog), pl. brŷg (i mrŷg)

medlin

bearish, of bears

(adjective derived from medli ”bear”), lenited vedlin, no distinct pl. form. – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” meglin.