faloth

noun. large foamy wave

A noun in notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings from the late 1950s or early 1960s, glossed “a large foamy wave” as an element in the name S. Asfaloth = “Sunlit Foam” (PE17/18). It seems to be a combination of the root √PHAL with the augmentative suffix S. -oth. Tolkien was uncertain of this etymology for Asfaloth’s name, since (in that moment) he thought sunlight words came from a root √GAS, but later he changed that to √AS and as such I think both faloth and this definition of Asfaloth are salvageable for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.

faloth

noun. a large wave

_n. _a large (foamy) wave. >> Asfaloth

faloth

faloth

The word derives from the root PHAL "foam" (cf. falas). The second element might be related to hoth or simply an ending seen in faroth and nogoth

gaerys

masculine name. Ossë

A Sindarin name for Ossë, a combination of gaer “dreadful” and a reduction of his ancient Sindarin name †Yssi (WJ/400). Tolkien stated that this name “was more often used by the inland Teleri”, who viewed this Maia with more awe and fear. Otherwise he was known as Yssion.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the Gnomish name of Ossë is G. Oth(a) (GL/18), perhaps derived from G. ô “sea” (GL/61). In The Etymologies from the 1930s, his Noldorin name is N. Aeros >> Oeros (Ety/GOS, EtyAC/GOS), perhaps a combination of N. oer “sea” and the root ᴹ√GOS “dread”.

yssi

masculine name. Ossë

Archaic Sindarin name of Q. Ossë, derived from the primitive name ✶Ossai (WJ/400). It was generally replaced by the more elaborate forms Gaerys or Yssion.

yssion

masculine name. Ossë

A Sindarin name of Q. Ossë, a combination of his archaic name †Yssi with the masculine suffix -on (WJ/400).

yssion

ossë

Gaerys (na ’Aerys), ✱Aeros (suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” Oeros, LR:359 s.v. GOS, GOTH)