Early Noldorin
gurdh-
verb. to die
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWṚÐṚ “die”
gurdh
noun. death
Changes
- gurth → gurdh “death” ✧ PE13/146
Derivations
- ᴱ√GWṚÐṚ “die”
Element in
- En. Gurthrond “Valley of the Dead Awaiting” ✧ LB/028
Variations
- gurth ✧ LB/028; PE13/146
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A verb for “die” in Early Noldorin Grammar of the 1920s with present form gwardh indicating vowel gradation (PE13/132), so that it was likely based on the early root ᴱ√GWṚÐṚ (QL/104) with a/u variations due to the different developments of long syllabic ṝ vs short ṛ.
Conceptual Development: The verb G. gor-“die” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s related to gurthu “death” (GL/41, 43), thus also based on the early root ᴱ√GWṚÐṚ (QL/104).
Neo-Sindarin: S. gurth “death” survived in Tolkien’s later writings, so in theory the Gnomish verb gor- could be salvaged as a derivative of the later root √ÑGUR “die”. However, gor- already serves various functions in Sindarin, so I’d stick with the later verbs fir- and [N.] gwanna- for “to die”.