feleg

noun. (animal’s) horn; steep mountain peak

A deleted word in The Etymologies of the 1930s, the only derivative of the deleted root ᴹ√PHELEK “(animal’s) horn; steep mountain peak” and thus probably of similar meaning (EtyAC/PHELÉK). In later writings, S. feleg was a word for “cave”.

Derivations

• ᴹ√PHELEK “(animal’s) horn; steep mountain peak” ✧ EtyAC/PHELÉK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√PHELÉK > feleg	[pʰeleke] > [ɸeleke] > [feleke] > [felek] > [feleg]	✧ EtyAC/PHELÉK

beleg

adjective. great, mighty

beleg

adjective. great, large

Cognates

• Ilk. Beleg “Strong” ✧ Ety/BEL
• ᴹT. belka “excessive” ✧ Ety/BEL

Derivations

• On. beleka “mighty, huge, great” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • ᴹ✶bélekā “mighty, huge, great” ✧ Ety/BEL
  • ᴹ√BEL “strong” ✧ Ety/BEL

Element in

• N. Beleghir “Great River”
• N. Belegoer “Great Sea” ✧ Ety/BEL
• N. Belegast “Void”
• N. Belegol “Great Aule” ✧ Ety/BEL
• N. Belegost “Great Fortress, Great City” ✧ Ety/BEL
• N. Belegund
• N. Carnbeleg “Ruddyhorn”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. beleka > beleg	[beleka] > [belek] > [beleg]	✧ Ety/BEL

fela

noun. cave

fela

noun. cave

Cognates

• ᴹQ. felya “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Derivations

• On. phelga “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
  • ᴹ√PHELEG “cave” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Element in

• N. Felagund “Lord of Caves” ✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. phelga > fela	[pʰelga] > [ɸelga] > [ɸelɣa] > [felɣa] > [felɣ] > [fela]	✧ Ety/PHÉLEG
On. phelga > fili	[pʰelgi] > [ɸelgi] > [ɸelɣi] > [felɣi] > [filɣi] > [filī] > [fili]	✧ Ety/PHÉLEG

gathrod

noun. cave

gathrod

noun. cave

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “cave”, apparently a combination of N. gath “cavern” and ᴹ√ROT “tunnel” (Ety/GAT(H)). Its initial element also appeared in the name N. Doriath “Land of the Cave”, but in later writings S. Doriath was redefined as “Land of the Fence” with final element S. iath “fence” (WJ/370), so N. gathrod “cave” was probably abandoned.

Elements

Word	Gloss
gath	“cavern”
ROT	“bore, tunnel”

rond

noun. cave

rhond

noun. cave roof

rhonn

noun. cave roof

daur

adjective. great, large

Derivations

• ᴹ✶daʒrā “great, large” ✧ EtyAC/DAƷ
  • ᴹ√DAƷ “great” ✧ EtyAC/DAƷ

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶daʒrā > daur	[daɣrā] > [dārā] > [dāra] > [dǭra] > [doura] > [daura] > [daur]	✧ EtyAC/DAƷ

rhond

noun. vaulted or arched roof, as seen from below (and usually not visible from outside), or a (large) hall of chamber so roofed

rhonn

noun. vaulted or arched roof, as seen from below (and usually not visible from outside), or a (large) hall of chamber so roofed