A name for the Dwarvish people (WJ/388). This name is a compound of norna “stiff, tough”, from which the word Norno “Dwarf” is derived (WJ/413), and lië “people”.
Quenya
norna
stiff, tough; hard, firm, resistant
norna
adjective. tough, stiff; hard, firm, resistant; thrawn, obdurate
nornalië
proper name. People of the Dwarves
norno
dwarf
Norno (2) noun "dwarf"; a personalized form of the adjective norna(WJ:413); Nornalië (not *Nornolië) the "Dwarf-people" as a whole (WJ:388)
Casar
dwarf
Casar ("k")noun "Dwarf", pl. Casari or Casári, partitive plural Casalli. Adapted from Dwarvish Khazâd. Casarrondo place-name "Khazad-dûm", Moria (WJ:388, 389; pl. Casári also in WJ:402)
Nauco
dwarf
Nauco ("k")noun "Dwarf" (capitalized in WJ:388, but not in Etym, stem NAUK). Naucalië (not *Naucolië) the "Dwarf-people" as a whole. Nauco is a personalized form of the adjective nauca "stunted" (itself sometimes used as a noun "dwarf"); pl. naucor (PE17:45). See also Picinaucor.
Naucon
dwarf
Naucon (Naucond-, as in the pl. Naucondi) noun "dwarf", variant of Nauco (PE17:45; not capitalized in the source)
naucalië
collective name. People of the Dwarves
tarya
tough, stiff
tarya adj. "tough, stiff" (TÁRAG)
tauca
stiff, wooden
tauca ("k") "stiff, wooden" (PE17:115)
norna adj. "stiff, tough; hard, firm, resistant" (WJ:413, PE17:106), "thrawn, tough, obdurate", mainly applied to persons (PE17:181)