drafn

noun. hewn log

drafn

noun. hewn log

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s given as {dravon or dravn >>} N. drafn “hewn log” derived from the root ᴹ√DARAM “beat, hew” (Ety/DARÁM; EtyAC/DARÁM). This word would be pronounced [dravn], and I prefer the less ambiguous spelling ᴺS. dravn for purposes of Neo-Sindarin; see the discussion of the Sindarin phoneme [v] for details.

Changes

• dravon → drafn ✧ Ety/DARÁM

Derivations

• ᴹ√DARAM “beat, hew, beat, hew; [ᴱ√] batter, thud” ✧ Ety/DARÁM

Element in

• N. gondram “hewn stone” ✧ Ety/DARÁM

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√DARÁM > drafn	[darámna] > [dramna] > [dramn] > [dravn]	✧ Ety/DARÁM
ᴹ√DARÁM > dravn > dravon	[darámna] > [dramna] > [dramn] > [dravn] > [dravon]	✧ Ety/DARÁM

Variations

• dravon ✧ EtyAC/DARÁM (dravon)

gondrafn

noun. hewn stone

gondram

noun. hewn stone

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “hewn stone”, a combination of N. gonn “stone” and N. drafn “hewn log”, with (older?) variant {gondrav(o)n >>} gondravn (Ety/DARÁM; EtyAC/DARÁM).

Changes

• gondrav(o)n/gondram → gondrafn/gondram ✧ Ety/DARÁM

Elements

Word	Gloss
gonn	“rock, stone (as a material)”
drafn	“hewn log”

Variations

• gondrafn/gondram ✧ Ety/DARÁM
• gondrav(o)n/gondram ✧ EtyAC/DARÁM (gondrav(o)n/gondram)