gorn

hard

adj. hard, thrawn. Also used for Dwarves, esp. in pl2. gornhoth (hostile implication). >> dern

gorn

hard

_ adj. _hard, stiff, thrawn. >> gornod, gordh

gorn

Dwarf

pl2. gornhoth** ** n. Dwarf (hostile implication). >> dern

gorn

noun. valor

gorn

dread

(-ngorn-) 2b n. dread, used in sense of reverence, majesty. >> Aragorn

gorn

adjective. revered

Derivations

• ✶ñgornā “dreaded, revered” ✧ PE17/113
  • √ÑGOR “dread, terror, fear, horror” ✧ PE17/113

Element in

• S. Aragorn “Revered King, Kingly Valour” ✧ PE17/113
• S. Fingon “Hair Shout” ✧ PE17/113 (Fingorn)
• S. Turgon “Ruling Lord, Victory Prince, (lit.) Master Shout” ✧ PE17/113 (Turugorn)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶ñgornā > gorn	[ŋgornā] > [ŋgorna] > [gorna] > [gorn]	✧ PE17/113

Variations

• gorn ✧ PE17/113

gorn

adjective. hard, stiff, thrawn

Derivations

• √GUR “hard, stiff, difficult, cumbrous, slow” ✧ PE17/154

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√GUR > gorn	[gurnā] > [gurna] > [gorna] > [gorn]	✧ PE17/154

Variations

• gorn ✧ PE17/046; PE17/154

nogon

dwarf

pl1. nogoth, pl2. nogothrim, naugrim** _ n. _dwarf. _fennas nogothrim lasto beth lammen _'doorway of the Dwarf-folk listen to the words of my tongue'. Tolkien first glosed nogoth as 'a dwarf'. [**PE17:45-6] >> noegin, nogoth

dern

hard

adj. hard, thrawn. Also used for Dwarves, esp. in pl2. dernlir. >> gorn

dern

Dwarf

pl2. dernlir n. Dwarf. >> gorn

dornhoth

noun. the Dwarves, lit. "the Thrawn Folk"

tharan

adjective. vigorous

adj. vigorous. >> tharanduil, thranduil

tharan

adjective. vigorous

An adjective for “vigorous” derived from the Sindarin-only root √THAR “vigour” in notes from 1959 (D59), coined by Tolkien to explain the name Thranduil (< th(a)randuil) “Vigorous Spring” (PE17/27, 187).

Derivations

• √THAR “vigour” ✧ PE17/187

Element in

• S. Thranduil “Vigorous Spring” ✧ PE17/027; PE17/187

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√THAR > tharan	[tʰarane] > [θarane] > [θaran]	✧ PE17/187

nogothrim

noun. Dwarf-folk

nornwaith

noun. the Dwarves

nogoth

noun. Dwarf, lit. "the Stunted Folk"

nogotheg

noun. lit. "dwarflet", a name of the Petty-Dwarves

hadhodrim

noun. the Dwarves (as a race)

dîr

adjective. hard

_ adj. _hard, difficult. dērā << dīrā. >> dír-

naug

noun. dwarf

_ n. _dwarf. [PE17:46] >> cadhad, nogon, nogoth

hadhod

noun. Dwarf

naugrim

noun. Dwarves

achas

noun. dread, fear

This might also be *gachas, mutated in composition

gorn

valour

1) #gorn (i **orn), pl. gyrn (i ngyrn = i ñyrn). Isolated from the name Aragorn, ”Kingly Valour” (PM:xii). Note: a homophone is the adjective ”hasty, vigorous, impetuous”. 2) caun (i gaun, o chaun), pl. coen (i choen) if there is a pl. Note: a homophone of caun** means "clamour, outcry, cry, shout".

gorn

valour

(i ’orn), pl. gyrn (i ngyrn = i ñyrn). Isolated from the name Aragorn, ”Kingly Valour” (PM:xii). Note: a homophone is the adjective ”hasty, vigorous, impetuous”.

gorn

hasty

gorn (vigorous, impetuous); lenited orn; pl. gyrn. Note: a homophone means ”valour”.

gorn

hasty

(vigorous, impetuous); lenited ’orn; pl. gyrn. Note: a homophone means ”valour”.

gorn

vigorous

gorn (hasty, impetuous); lenited orn; pl. gyrn. Note: a homophone means ”valour”. or

gorn

vigorous

(hasty, impetuous); lenited ’orn; pl. gyrn. Note: a homophone means ”valour”.

gorn

impetuous

(vigorous, hasty); lenited ’orn; pl. gyrn. Note: a homophone means ”valour”.

corn

round

corn (circular, globed), lenited gorn, pl. cyrn. The word is also used as a noun "circle".

corn

round

(circular, globed), lenited gorn, pl. cyrn. The word is also used as a noun "circle".

norn

hard

norn (twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

norn

hard

(twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted), pl. nyrn. Also used as noun = ”Dwarf”. (MR:93, WJ:205)

basgorn

round bread

(loaf) (i masgorn), pl. besgyrn (i mbesgyrn).

caun

valour

(i gaun, o chaun), pl. coen (i choen) if there is a pl. Note: a homophone of caun means "clamour, outcry, cry, shout".

nogoth

dwarf

nogoth (pl. negyth; coll. pl. nogothrim). Archaic pl. ”noegyth” = nögyth (WJ:388, 408) 3) norn (pl. nyrn, coll. pl. nornwaith). From the adj. norn ”twisted, knotted, crabbed, hard”. (MR:93, WJ:205) 4) #Gonhir (i **Onhir), literally ”Master of Stone”, no distinct pl. form except with article (i Ngonhir = i Ñonhir, maybe primarily used as a coll. pl. Gonhirrim _(WJ:205, there spelt ”Gonnhirrim”) _The coll. pl. Dornhoth** ("Thrawn folk") (WJ:388, 408) also refers to the Dwarves.

dolt

round knob

(i dholt) (boss), pl. dylt

alag

impetuous

1) alag (rushing), pl. elaig; 2) ascar (rushing, violent), pl. escair. Also spelt asgar (pl. esgair), 3) gorn (vigorous, hasty); lenited orn; pl. gyrn. Note: a homophone means ”valour”.

alag

impetuous

(rushing), pl. elaig

mûg

noun. dung

A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2022 specifically for Eldamo to replace G. gorn “dung”, the Sindarin equivalent of [ᴱQ.] múco “dung”.

Cognates

• ᴺQ. múco “dung, *manure, muck”

Derivations

• ᴺ✶. MUK “cacare [Latin], *defecate”

ascar

impetuous

(rushing, violent), pl. escair. Also spelt asgar (pl. esgair)

delos

dread

(noun) 1) delos (i dhelos) (fear, horror, abhorrence, detestation, loathing), pl. delys (i nelys), coll. pl. delossath. A side-form ends in -oth (pl. -yth) instead of -os (-ys). 2) gae (i **ae), no distinct pl. form except with article (i ngae = i ñae), 3) gôr (i ngôr = i ñôr, o n**gôr = o ñgôr, construct gor) (fear, horror), pl. gŷr (in gŷr = i ñgŷr). Note: a homophone means ”vigour”, but has different mutations. 4) goroth (i ngoroth = i ñoroth, o n**goroth = o ñgoroth) (horror), pl. geryg (in geryg** = i ñgeryg) (WJ:415). Archaic pl. *göryth. 5) gorth (i ngorth = i ñorth, o n**gorth = o ñgorth) (horror), pl. gyrth (in gyrth = i ñgyrth). _(WJ:415) _Note: a homophone means ”dead; dead person”. 6) goss (i **oss, constuct gos) (horror), pl. gyss (i ngyss = i ñyss). 7) gost (i ngost = i ñost, o n**gost = o ñgost) (terror), pl. gyst (in gyst = i ñgyst). 8) achas (fear), pl. echais. It is possible that the word is lenited in the source, and that it should have an initial g-; if so read gachas (i **achas), pl. gechais (i ngechais = i ñechais), coll. pl. achassath.

hadhod

dwarf

1) hadhod (i chadhod, o chadhod), pl. hedhyd (i chedhyd), coll. pl. hadhodrim (WJ:388). This was a word borrowed from Dwarvish Khazâd. 2) naug (in compounds -nog), pl. #noeg, coll. pl. naugrim, nogrim. (WJ:388, 408, 413; VT45:13). In ”Noldorin” the pl. was nuig, but the Sindarin pl. form noeg is attested in Nibin-noeg ”Petty-dwarves” (WJ:187, 420). Note: naug is also used as an adj. ”dwarfed, stunted”. This word for ”dwarf” also appears in a diminutive form: naugol (in compounds naugla-), coll. pl. nauglath. 2)