region

place name. *Hollin

Cognates

• N. Eregion “Hollin” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Elements

Word	Gloss
reg	“holly”

reg

noun. holly

A Doriathrin noun for “holly” attested only in the plural forms regin and region (Ety/ERÉK). It also appeared as an element in the word regorn “holly-tree”. It seems that the latter word replaced reg in the singular, and the original survived only in the plurals, as suggested by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/regorn).

Cognates

• N. ereg “holly-tree” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Derivations

• ᴹ√(E)REK “thorn, holly” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Element in

• Ilk. regorn “holly-tree” ✧ Ety/ERÉK
• Ilk. Region “*Hollin” ✧ Ety/ERÉK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ERÉK > regin	[rek] > [reg]	✧ Ety/ERÉK

garth

noun. realm

A Doriathrin noun meaning “realm” derived from the root ᴹ√ƷAR or possibly ᴹ√GAR (Ety/ƷAR), perhaps from a primitive form ✱✶ɣarda or ✱✶garda given its cognates ᴹQ. arda and N. ardh. Likely the [[ilk|[d] became [ð] after [r]]] and then the [[ilk|final [ð] became [θ]]], a derivation that is supported by the (rejected) earlier entry Dor. garth (dh) in The Etymologies (EtyAC/ƷARA). These probable developments were noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Doriathrin/garth).

Cognates

• ᴹQ. arda “realm, region” ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA
• N. ardh “realm” ✧ EtyAC/GAR

Derivations

• ᴹ√ƷAR “have, hold” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/ƷARA
• ᴹ√GAR “keep, hold, possess; maintain, defend” ✧ Ety/GAR

Element in

• Ilk. Garthurian “Fenced Realm, Hidden Realm” ✧ Ety/ƷAR; EtyAC/ƷARA (Garthurian)

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√ƷAR > garth	[ɣarda] > [ɣarða] > [garða] > [garð] > [garθ]	✧ Ety/ƷAR

Variations

• garth (dh) ✧ EtyAC/ƷARA (Dor. garth (dh))

dôr

noun. land

A Doriathrin noun for “land” (EtyAC/NDOR) apparently from primitive ᴹ✶ndorē (Ety/NDOR). If its primitive form indeed had a short [o], then this word may be an example of how short vowels sometimes lengthened in monosyllables in Ilkorin.

Cognates

• N. dôr “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” ✧ Ety/NDOR

Derivations

• ᴹ✶ndorē “land, dwelling-place, region where certain people live” ✧ Ety/NDOR
  • ᴹ√NDOR “dwell, stay, rest, abide” ✧ Ety/NDOR

Element in

• Ilk. Argador “[Land] Outside the Fence”
• Ilk. Lómendor
• Ilk. Dorthonion “Land of Pines” ✧ Ety/THŌN
• Ilk. Eglador “Land of the Elves”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶ndorē > dôr	[ndorē] > [ndore] > [ndor] > [ndōr] > [dōr]	✧ Ety/NDOR

Variations

• Dor ✧ Ety/THŌN

mâb

noun. hand

An Ilkorin and Doriathrin noun for “hand” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mapā (Ety/MAP, EtyAC/MAP), where the [[ilk|voiceless stop [p] voiced to [b] after the vowel]]. Since its primitive form had a short [a] and its Ilkorin form a long [ā] (EtyAC/MAP), this word is an example of how short vowels sometimes lengthened in monosyllables in Ilkorin.

Cognates

• N. mab “grasp” ✧ EtyAC/MAP

Derivations

• ᴹ✶mapā “hand” ✧ Ety/MAP
  • ᴹ√MAP “lay hold of with hand, seize” ✧ Ety/MAP
• ᴹ√MAP “lay hold of with hand, seize” ✧ EtyAC/MAP

Element in

• Ilk. Mabluin “Pale-hand”
• Ilk. Mablost “Empty-handed” ✧ Ety/KAB
• Ilk. Mablosgen “Empty-handed” ✧ Ety/MAP
• Ilk. Ermabuin “One-handed” ✧ Ety/MAP; EtyAC/MAP (Ermabin)
• Ilk. Mablung “Heavy-hand” ✧ Ety/MAP

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶mapā > mâb	[mapā] > [mapa] > [maba] > [mab] > [māb]	✧ Ety/MAP

Variations

• Mab ✧ Ety/KAB (Dor. Mab)
• mab ✧ EtyAC/MAP; EtyAC/MAP (Dor. mab)