malt

noun. gold (as metal)

malt

noun. gold (as metal)

Changes

• malt → (h)malt “gold (as metal)” ✧ EtyAC/SMAL
• malt → malt “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Cognates

• ᴹQ. malta “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL

Derivations

• On. malda “gold (as metal)” ✧ EtyAC/SMAL; Ety/SMAL
  • ᴹ✶smaldā “gold (as metal)” ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL
  • ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR; Ety/SMAL

Element in

• N. Malevarn “Golden Brown”
• N. mallorn “gold tree”
• N. malthen “of gold” ✧ Ety/SMAL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. maltha > malt	[m̥alθa] > [m̥alθ] > [m̥alt] > [malt]	✧ EtyAC/SMAL
On. malda > (h)malt	[m̥alda] > [m̥alða] > [m̥alð] > [malð] > [malt]	✧ Ety/SMAL

Variations

• (h)malt ✧ EtyAC/SMAL

hmalt

noun. gold (as metal)

magl

noun. sword

The word megil (q.v.), probably introduced by the Ñoldor, was also used

malthen

adjective. of gold, golden

magol

noun. sword

The word megil (q.v.), probably introduced by the Ñoldor, was also used

magol

noun. sword

Cognates

• ᴹQ. makil “sword” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK

Derivations

• ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ Ety/MAK
• ᴹ✶makla “sword” ✧ EtyAC/MAK
  • ᴹ√MAK “sword; fight (with a sword), cleave” ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK

Element in

• N. Magladhûr “Black-sword” ✧ Ety/MAK; Ety/MAK
• N. Maglavorn “Black-sword” ✧ Ety/MAK
• N. Mormegil “Black-sword” ✧ EtyAC/MAK (Mormegil)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√MAK > magl > magol	[makla] > [makl] > [magl] > [magol]	✧ Ety/MAK
ᴹ✶makili- > megil	[makili] > [makile] > [mekile] > [mekil] > [megil]	✧ EtyAC/MAK

Variations

• megil ✧ Ety/MAK; EtyAC/MAK (megil)

mallen

adjective. of gold, golden

maethon

noun. sword

megil

noun. sword

The word was struck out in the Etymologies, but is well attested in late compounds such as Mormegil or Arvegil (with regular mutation). It is conceivably the Sindarinized form of Quenya makil, coexisting with magol (see tegil and tegol for a similar case)

megil

noun. sword

côl

noun. gold (metal)

glaur

noun. gold

Cognates

• ᴹQ. laure “gold” ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R); Ety/LÁWAR

Derivations

• ᴹ√(G)LAWAR “*gold” ✧ Ety/GLAW(-R); Ety/LÁWAR

Element in

• N. Glorfindel ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
• N. gloriel “golden” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
• N. Inglor “*Heart of Gold” ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
• N. Maglor “Gold-cleaver” ✧ Ety/MAK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√GLAW(-R) > glaur	[glawre] > [glaure] > [glǭre] > [gloure] > [glaure] > [glaur]	✧ Ety/GLAW(-R)
ᴹ√GLÁWAR > glaur	[glawre] > [glaure] > [glǭre] > [gloure] > [glaure] > [glaur]	✧ Ety/LÁWAR

Variations

• glor-/lor- ✧ EtyAC/LÁWAR