A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “forest”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- (GL/41). This is likely a combination of ᴱ✶ŋu̯a “together” and some elaboration of the root ᴱ√ALA “spread”, the basis of “tree” words, so probably originally “✱together spread(ing)”. In The Gnomish Grammar it had the form gôloth (GG/8) and in Gnomish Lexicon Slips the form gawlas derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgwa-alassa (PE13/114).
Gnomish
taur
noun. dense wood or forest
Cognates
- Eq. tauno “(great) forest” ✧ LT1A/Tavari
Derivations
- ᴱ√TAVA “beam” ✧ LT1A/Tavari
Element in
- G. Taurfuin “Forest of Night” ✧ LT1A/Tavari
Variations
- taur ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Tavari; LT2A/Golosbrindi
taur
noun. ability, power
Derivations
- ᴱ√TURU “am strong”
Element in
- G. taura “powerful” ✧ GL/69
Variations
- taur ✧ GL/72
tûr
noun. king
Cognates
- Eq. tur “king” ✧ LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi
Derivations
Element in
- G. turioth “kingship” ✧ GL/72
- G. Turion·Tur “*King of Kings” ✧ GG/15; GG/15
- G. Tur na·Ngoldothrim “King of all the Gnome folk” ✧ GG/15
Variations
- Tur ✧ GG/15; GG/15
- tîr ✧ PE13/115
annuir
adjective. lofty
dara
adjective. lofty
Cognates
- Eq. tára “lofty, high, tall” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
Derivations
- ᴱ√DAHA “*high” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
Element in
- G. daroth “summit, peak” ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
tîr
noun. king
mandra
adjective. noble
Derivations
- ᴱ√MANA “*good (moral)”
baldrin
adjective. mighty
annor(in)
adjective. lofty
Changes
andor→ annor ✧ GL/19Derivations
Variations
- annor ✧ GL/19
- annorin ✧ GL/19
- andor ✧ GL/19 (
andor)- annuir ✧ PE13/110
alos
noun. forest
Element in
- G. goloth “forest” ✧ LT2A/Golosbrindi
Variations
- aloth ✧ GL/19 (aloth); LT2A/Golosbrindi (aloth)
dâ
adjective. high
Cognates
- Eq. tá “high; high above, high up” ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári
Derivations
Element in
- G. Danigwethil ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Taniquetil
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√TAHA > dâ [daxā] > [daxa] > [dā] ✧ LT1A/Qalmë-Tári ᴱ✶daga- > da [dagā] > [daga] > [daɣa] > [dā] ✧ PE13/112 ᴱ✶dagain > dagīn > dain [dagain] > [dagīn] > [daɣīn] > [dain] ✧ PE13/112 Variations
- da ✧ PE13/112
alm(oth)
noun. forest
Variations
alm✧ GL/19 (alm)almoth✧ GL/19 (almoth)
gawlas
noun. forest
goloth
noun. forest
Cognates
- Eq. málos “forest” ✧ GL/41; LT2A/Golosbrindi
Derivations
- ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- ✧ GL/41; LT2A/Golosbrindi
- ᴱ✶ŋgwa-alassa ✧ PE13/114
Element in
- G.
Golosbrindi“Queen of the Forest” ✧ LT2A/Golosbrindi- G. Tûr na·Ngôloth ✧ GL/19
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- > gwōloth > goloth [ŋgʷāloθ] > [gʷāloθ] > [gʷōloθ] > [gōloθ] > [goloθ] ✧ GL/41 ᴱ✶gwā-alassē > gawlas [gwālassē] > [gawlas] ✧ PE13/114 Variations
- gôloth ✧ GG/08; GL/19
- gawlas ✧ PE13/114
polodrin
adjective. mighty
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).
Changes
poldurin→ polurin ✧ GL/64Cognates
- Eq. poldórea “muscular, powerful” ✧ GL/64
Variations
- polurin ✧ GL/64 (polurin)
- polorin ✧ GL/64 (polorin)
- poldurin ✧ GL/64 (
poldurin)
A noun for “forest” the Gnomish Lexicon with an archaic variant †aloth, apparently an elaboration of G. âl “wood” (GL/19). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s it appeared as ᴱN. aulos “forest”, but this word was deleted (PE13/137).