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Gnomish

heltha-

verb. to freeze, congeal (tr.)

A transitive verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “freeze, congeal (tr.)”, apparently a transitive variant of G. hel- “freeze” (GL/48).

Cognates

  • Eq. hilk- “to freeze”

hel-

verb. to freeze

The verb G. hel- “freeze” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as derivative of primitive χele-k (GL/48), based on the early root ᴱ√HELE as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Helkar; QL/39).

Neo-Sindarin: Since √KHEL appeared in later writings with glosses like “freeze” (Ety/KHEL) and “ice” (PE17/116), I think ᴺS. hel- “to freeze” can salvaged for Neo-Sindarin.

Cognates

  • Eq. hilk- “to freeze” ✧ LT1A/Helkar

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HELE “*freeze” ✧ GL/48; LT1A/Helkar

Element in

  • G. helfingl “icicle” ✧ GL/48
  • G. helon “frozen” ✧ GL/48
  • G. heltha- “to freeze, congeal (tr.)” ✧ GL/48
  • G. helfileg “frost on panes, etc.” ✧ GL/48
  • G. heloth “frost” ✧ GL/48; LT1A/Helkar

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√χele-k > hel-[xel-] > [hel-]✧ GL/48
Gnomish [GL/48; LT1A/Helkar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

to

proper name. To

Cognates

  • Eq. Tombo “Gong (of the Children)” ✧ PE15/07