An unglossed word in 1964 notes on Dalath Dirnen (DD) derived from the root √PHAW (PE17/181). Since this root was elsewhere glossed “emit (foul breath etc.)”, this word probably mean something like “✱breath, puff of breath”, like its cognate Q. foa (VT47/35).
Sindarin
faw
foa
faw
noun. *breath, puff of breath
faw-
verb. to puff, blow, pant
phaw
foa
Q. foa. >> faw
maidh
fawn
maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow)
maidh
fawn
(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow)
maidh
pale
1) maidh (lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow, fawn), 2) nimp (nim-) (white); no distinct pl. form, 3) thind (grey); no distinct pl. form; 4) gael (glittering), lenited ael; no distinct pl. form. 5) *malu (lenited valu; analogical pl. mely; lenited valu) (fallow). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).
maidh
pale
(lenited vaidh; no distinct pl. form) (fallow, fawn)
nimp
adjective. pale
adj. pale, pallid. nimp << nim (PE17:168). >> niphred
elu
pale blue
(analogical pl. ely). Archaic elw (pl. ilw?).
gael
pale
(glittering), lenited ’ael; no distinct pl. form.
gwind
pale blue
(lenited ’wind; no distinct pl. form).
malu
pale
(lenited valu; analogical pl. mely; lenited valu) (fallow). Cited in archaic form malw (LR:386 s.v. SMAL).
mith
pale grey
(lenited vith; no distinct pl. form). David Salo would read mîth with a long vowel. Note: a homophone means ”white fog, wet mist”.
nimp
pale
(nim-) (white); no distinct pl. form
thind
pale
(grey); no distinct pl. form
thost
smell
(noun) thost (pl. thyst) _(VT46:19)__;
thost
smell
(pl. thyst) (VT46:19)
Q. foa. >> phaw