Noldorin
gail
noun. bright light
gail
adjective. bright, light
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶galyā > gail [galjā] > [galja] > [galia] > [geli] > [geil] > [gail] ✧ Ety/KAL
gal-
prefix. light
geil
noun. star, bright spark
geil
noun. star
Derivations
Element in
- N. Dagor nuin Giliath “Battle-under-Stars”
- N. Dagor-os-Giliath “Battle under Stars”
- N. Edegil “Seven Stars” ✧ Ety/OT
- N. Gilbrennil “Varda” ✧ Ety/GIL
- N. Gildor
- N. Gil-galad “Starlight” ✧ Ety/GIL
- N. gilhof “dew, *(lit.) star-juice”
- N. gilith “starlight, *region of the stars” ✧ Ety/GIL
- N. Gilthoniel “Star-maker, Lady of the Stars” ✧ Ety/GIL
- N. Argilion “*Star-day”
- N. Osgiliath “Fortress of the Stars”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ✶gilya > gíl [gilji] > [gilī] > [gil] > [gīl] ✧ Ety/GIL ᴹ✶gilya > geil [gilja] > [gelja] > [gelia] > [geli] > [geil] ✧ Ety/GIL Variations
- gîl ✧ EtyAC/GIL
galad
noun. light
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAL “shine” ✧ Ety/GAL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GAL > galad [galata] > [galat] > [galad] ✧ Ety/GAL
gildin
noun. silver spark
giliath
noun. all the host of stars
calad
gerund noun. light
calad
noun. light
Derivations
- ᴹ√KAL “shine” ✧ Ety/KAL
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KAL > calad [kalata] > [kalat] > [kalad] ✧ Ety/KAL
glaur
noun. golden light (of the golden tree Laurelin)
glor-
noun. golden light (of the golden tree Laurelin)
el
noun. star
Cognates
Derivations
- ᴹ√EL “star, starry sky” ✧ Ety/EL; Ety/EL
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√EL > el [elen] > [ele] > [el] ✧ Ety/EL
ephel
noun. outer fence, encircling fence
thora-
verb. to fence
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “silver spark”, a combination of the root ᴹ√GIL and ᴹ√TIN (Ety/TIN). Presumably this refers to stars, since both roots also have derivatives referring to stars.