Gnomish
môr
place name. The Earth
Derivations
- ᴱ√MARA “*sand, soil” ✧ GL/56
Variations
- môr ✧ GL/56; GL/58
mora
adjective. good
Cognates
- Eq. mára “mighty, power[ful], doughty; good, excellent, useful (of things)”
Derivations
- ᴱ√MAHA “grasp”
Element in
Variations
- mawr ✧ PE13/115
morn
adjective. dark, black
Changes
môr→ morn ✧ GL/58Derivations
- ᴱ√MORO “*black, dark” ✧ LT1A/Mornië
Element in
Variations
- môr ✧ GL/58 (
môr)
morth
noun. darkness
Derivations
- ᴱ√MORO “*black, dark” ✧ LT1A/Mornië
Element in
- G. mortha “dim” ✧ GL/58
polodrin
adjective. mighty
Changes
poldurin→ polurin ✧ GL/64Cognates
- Eq. poldórea “muscular, powerful” ✧ GL/64
Variations
- polurin ✧ GL/64 (polurin)
- polorin ✧ GL/64 (polorin)
- poldurin ✧ GL/64 (
poldurin)
mawr
adjective. good
colw
adjective. black
Changes
colb→ colw ✧ GL/26Variations
- colb ✧ GL/26 (
colb)
baldrin
adjective. mighty
fui
noun. night
Cognates
- Eq. hui “dark, murk, fog; night, evening” ✧ LT1A/Fui; QL/041
Derivations
- ᴱ√ǶUẎU “*darkness” ✧ GL/36; QL/041
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√fuʒu > fui¹ [xʷuɣu] > [fuɣu] > [fuɣ] > [fui] ✧ GL/36 ᴱ√ǶUẎU > fui [xʷui] > [fui] ✧ QL/041 Variations
- fui¹ ✧ GL/36
- Fui ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë
A word appearing as G. polodrin “mighty” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjective form of G. polod “power, might, authority” (GL/64). It had an archaic variant {poldurin >>} †polurin or polorin which was sometimes used as a sobriquet for Tulcus.
Neo-Sindarin: Since ᴹ√POL(OD) still had to do with “strength” in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d adapt this word as ᴺS. polodhren “mighty, ✱powerful” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin using the later Sindarin adjective -ren. Given the meanings of its base noun (including authority), I’d assume this adjective has a connotation of political power. I’d constrast it with S. belaith which I’d use for “mighty” in general (independent of authority).