gaul

noun. wolf-howl

gaul

noun. wolfhowl

A noun for “wolfhowl” from The Etymologies of the 1930s, derived from the root ᴹ√ÑGAW “howl” (Ety/ÑGAW).

Conceptual Development: This seems to have replaced N. ûn “howl” {<< “groan”} from the deleted root ᴹ√ÑO(NO).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. naule “wolfhowl” ✧ Ety/ÑGAW

Derivations

• ᴹ√ÑGAW “howl” ✧ Ety/ÑGAW

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ÑGAW > gaul	[ŋgawle] > [ŋgaule] > [ŋgǭle] > [gǭle] > [goule] > [gaule] > [gaul]	✧ Ety/ÑGAW

gaul

masculine name. Aule

Noldorin name for ᴹQ. Aule in The Etymologies from the 1930s, derived from the root ᴹ√GAWA (Ety/GAWA).

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, his name was G. Ôli >> Ôla (GL/18, 56, 62).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Aule “Cræftfréa” ✧ Ety/GAWA

Derivations

• ᴹ√GAW “think out, devise, contrive” ✧ Ety/GAWA

Element in

• N. Belegol “Great Aule” ✧ Ety/GAWA

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GAWA > Gaul	[gawle] > [gaule] > [gǭle] > [goule] > [gaule] > [gaul]	✧ Ety/GAWA

gail

noun. bright light

gal-

prefix. light

galad

noun. light

Derivations

• ᴹ√GAL “shine” ✧ Ety/GAL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GAL > galad	[galata] > [galat] > [galad]	✧ Ety/GAL

glaur

noun. golden light (of the golden tree Laurelin)

calad

gerund noun. light

calad

noun. light

Derivations

• ᴹ√KAL “shine” ✧ Ety/KAL

Element in

• N. Cilgalad “Pass of Light” ✧ Ety/KIL
• N. Gil-galad “Starlight”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KAL > calad	[kalata] > [kalat] > [kalad]	✧ Ety/KAL

draug

noun. wolf

draug

noun. wolf

Cognates

• ᴹQ. ráka “wolf” ✧ Ety/DARÁK

Derivations

• ᴹ✶d’rāk ✧ Ety/DARÁK
  • ᴹ√DARAK “*wolf” ✧ Ety/DARÁK

Element in

• N. Draugluin “Werewolf”
• En. Draugluin “Werewolf Pale”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶d’rāk > draug	[darā́ka] > [drāka] > [drǭka] > [drouka] > [drauka] > [drauk] > [draug]	✧ Ety/DARÁK

garaf

noun. wolf

garaf

noun. wolf

A noun for “wolf” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√ÑGARAM (Ety/ÑGAR(A)M).

Conceptual Development: This word seems to have replaced N. araf or aram derived from the rejected root ᴹ√ƷARAM with various glosses like “wolf” or (small or swift) “dog” (Ety/ƷARAM; EtyAC/ƷARAM). This in turn may be a later iteration of G. harog or harw “wolf” from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with feminine variant G. harach “a she-wolf” (GL/48).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. narmo “wolf” ✧ Ety/ÑGAR(A)M

Derivations

• ᴹ√ÑGARAM “*wolf” ✧ Ety/ÑGAR(A)M

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ÑGAR(A)M > garaf	[ŋgaramo] > [garamo] > [garam] > [garav]	✧ Ety/ÑGAR(A)M

gawad

gerund noun. howling

gawad

adjective. howling

A word for “howling” in The Etymologies of the 1930s, the noun (gerund) form of N. gaw- “to howl” (Ety/ÑGAW).

glor-

noun. golden light (of the golden tree Laurelin)