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Doriathrin

gôr

adjective. soiled, dirty

An adjective meaning “soiled, dirty” derived from primitive ᴹ✶waʒrā [waɣrā] (Ety/WAƷ). This word underwent quite a few phonetic developments, as indicated below and as described by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/gôr).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. vára “soiled, dirty” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶waʒrā “soiled, dirty” ✧ Ety/WAƷ
    • ᴹ√WAƷ “stain, soil” ✧ Ety/WAƷ

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶waʒrā > gôr[waɣrā] > [wārā] > [wāra] > [wōra] > [gwōra] > [gōra] > [gōr]✧ Ety/WAƷ
Doriathrin [Ety/WAƷ] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ngorth

noun. horror

A Doriathrin noun for “horror” derived from the root ᴹ√ÑGÓROTH (Ety/ÑGOROTH). Its Noldorin cognate N. goroth indicates a primitive form ✱✶ŋgorotʰo, where the second o was lost due to the Ilkorin syncope. Ordinarily, an initial ng- became g- in Ilkorin, as noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/ngorth), and ngorth seems to be a variation on this rule.

Cognates

  • N. goroth “horror” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH

Derivations

  • ᴹ√ÑGOROTH “horror” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
    • ᴹ√GOR “violence, impetus, haste” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH

Element in

  • Ilk. ngorthin “horrible” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√ÑGÓROTH > ngorth[ŋgorotʰo] > [ŋgortʰo] > [ŋgorθo] > [ŋgorθ] > [ŋgorθ]✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
Doriathrin [Ety/ÑGOROTH] Group: Eldamo. Published by