golovir

proper name. Silmaril, *(lit.) Noldo-jewel

A Noldorin name for a ᴹQ. Silmaril appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/ÑGOLOD, MIR), a combination of Golodh “Noldo” and the lenited form of mîr “jewel”, with the dh lost because [[n|[ð] vanished before nasals]] in Noldorin.

Conceptual Development: This form was first written as (rejected) Golavir (EtyAC/MIR).

Changes

• Golavir → Golovir ✧ EtyAC/MIR

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Noldomír(e) “Silmaril” ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD
• Ilk. Goldamir “Silmaril, *(lit.) Noldo-jewel” ✧ Ety/MIR

Derivations

• ᴹ√MIR “*precious” ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD

Elements

Word	Gloss
Golodh	“one of the wise folk, Gnome”
mîr	“jewel, precious thing, treasure”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MIR > Golovir	[ŋgolodomire] > [golodomire] > [goloðomire] > [goloðomir] > [goloðmir] > [golomir] > [golovir]	✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD

Variations

• Golo(ð)vir ✧ Ety/MIR
• Golavir ✧ EtyAC/MIR (Golavir)

golovir

noun. Silmaril

golodhvir

noun. Silmaril

mirion

proper name. Silmaril

A Noldorin name for the Silmarils appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/MIR), some kind of elaboration on mîr “jewel”.

mirion

noun. great jewel, Silmaril

mîr

noun. jewel, precious thing, treasure

silevril

noun. Silmaril

silevril

proper name. Silmaril

Noldorin term for a Silmaril appearing in Silmarillion drafts and The Etymologies from the 1930s (LR/202; Ety/MIR, RIL, SIL). It is a combination of silef “silver, shining white” and the root ᴹ√RIL “glitter”.

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the Gnomish equivalent of Silmaril was Silubrilt (GL/67), a combination of Sil “Moon” and brithla “pearl” (LT1A/Silmarilli).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. Silmaril ✧ Ety/MIR; Ety/RIL; Ety/SIL; LRI/Silmaril

Derivations

• ᴹ✶silimarille ✧ Ety/RIL

Element in

• N. Pennas Silevril “History of the Silmarils” ✧ LR/202; LR/202

Elements

Word	Gloss
silef	“silver, shining white”
RIL	“glitter”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶silima-rille > Silevril	[?]	✧ Ety/RIL