The word is deduced from its mutated form, but it is worth mentioning that a stem GALÁN "bright", with glan "daylight" (and later "clear") as derivative, is listed in the Etymologies (not included in the published text, but see VT/45:13). Most of the words meaning "white" in the Indo-Eureopean languages come from the original notion of "brightness", e.g. Greek leukós "white" is cognate with Latin lucere "to shine", lux "light". This association of sense is also found in Gnomish, PE/11:39 (glan "clean, pure", from "bright" originally) and in Early Noldorin (PE/13:144, glann "clean"). The similarity with Welsh glan (where the vowel, incidentally, is also long, though this is concealed by Welsh orthographic convention) is also striking
Sindarin
glaur
noun. gold [light or colour]
Derivations
Element in
- S. Glaurung “Gold-worm”
- S. Glóredhel “*Golden Elf”
- S. Glorfindel “Golden-hair” ✧ PE17/017; PE17/017
- S. Glorfinniel “Goldilocks”
- S. glóriel “golden”
- S. glórin “*golden, golden, [G.] of gold”
- S. Glornan “Valley of Gold(en Light)”
- S. Lórien “*Golden Lands”
- S. Maglor “*Forging Gold” ✧ VT41/10
- S. Mallor
- S. Nan Laur “Valley of Gold(en Light)” ✧ UT/253
- S. ninglor “golden water-flower, golden water-flower, *yellow iris”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶glawar > glaur [glawar] > [glaur] ✧ PE17/017 Variations
- glaur- ✧ PE17/017
galad
noun. light, radiance, glittering, reflection (from jewels, glass or polished metal, or water)
galad
light
glân
adjective. bright, shining white
malt
noun. gold, gold (as metal)
Cognates
- Q. malta “gold (metal), gold as material” ✧ PE17/050
Derivations
- √MALAT “gold”
Element in
calad
gerund noun. light
calad
noun. light
_ n. _light, fire, brightness, shining. >> galad
glaur
golden light
glaur (i **laur), pl. gloer (in gloer**)
glaur
golden light
glaur (i **laur), pl. gloer (in gloer**).
glaur
golden light
(i ’laur), pl. gloer (in gloer).
glaur
golden light
(i ’laur), pl. gloer (in gloer)
glawar
sunlight
(i ’lawar) (gold, radiance of the Golden Tree Laurelin), pl. glewair (in glewair) if there is a pl. (VT41:10)
glóren
shining with golden light
(glórin-) (golden), lenited ’lóren; pl. glórin
gail
bright
gail (light), lenited ngail; no distinct pl. form (VT45:18). The adj. calen etymologically means "bright", but is used = "green" (q.v.).
gail
bright
(light), lenited ngail; no distinct pl. form (VT45:18). The adj. calen etymologically means "bright", but is used = "green" (q.v.).
gail
light
(adjective) 1) gail (bright), lenited ngail, no distinct pl. form (VT45:18), 2) lim (clear, sparkling), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fish”.
gail
light
(bright), lenited ngail, no distinct pl. form (VT45:18)
malad
gold
(as metal) 1) malad (i valad), pl. melaid (i melaid) if there is a pl. 2) malt (i valt), pl. melt (i melt) if there is a pl. (VT42:27). ”Gold” in extended senses: glawar (i **lawar) (sunlight, radiance of the Golden Tree Laurelin), pl. glewair (in glewair**) (VT41:10) GOLD (COLOUR?) *mall (i vall), pl. mail (i mail) if there is a pl. Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” malt.
malad
gold
(i valad), pl. melaid (i melaid) if there is a pl.
mall
gold
(i vall), pl. mail (i mail) if there is a pl. – Suggested Sindarin form of ”Noldorin” malt.
malt
gold
(i valt), pl. melt (i melt) if there is a pl. (VT42:27). ”Gold” in extended senses: glawar (i ’lawar) (sunlight, radiance of the Golden Tree Laurelin), pl. glewair (in glewair) (VT41:10)
calad
light
_(noun) _1) calad (i galad, o chalad), pl. celaid (i chelaid), 2) gaul (i **aul), pl. goel (i ngoel = i ñoel), coll. pl. golath. Note: A homophone means "wolf-howl", but has different mutations. 3) (bright light) galad (i ngalad = i ñalad), (sunlight, brilliance, radiance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid). 4) gâl (gal-, -al in compounds, with article i **âl), pl. gail (i ngail = i ñail).
calad
light
(i galad, o chalad), pl. celaid (i chelaid), 2) gaul (i ’aul), pl. goel (i ngoel = i ñoel), coll. pl. golath. Note: A homophone means "wolf-howl", but has different mutations. 3) (bright light) galad (i ngalad = i ñalad), (sunlight, brilliance, radiance, glittering reflection), pl. gelaid (in gelaid = i ñgelaid). 4) gâl (gal-, -al in compounds, with article i ’âl), pl. gail (i ngail = i ñail).
gîl
bright spark
(i ngîl = i ñîl, construct gil) (star, silver glint), no distinct pl. form except with article (in gîl = i ñgîl), coll. pl. *giliath** (RGEO, MR:388)*
lim
light
(clear, sparkling), no distinct pl. form. Note: a homophone means ”fish”.
_ n. _light, fire, brightness, shining. >> calad, Caras Galadon