cánë

valour

cánë ("k")noun "valour" (KAN)

astal

noun. valour

Derivations

• √STAL “strong”

cáno

commander

cáno ("k") noun "commander", usually as the title of a lesser chief, especially one acting as the deputy of one higher in rank (PM:345, SA:káno PM:362 indicates that cáno originially meant "crier, herald"); "ruler, governor, chieftain" (UT:400), "leader" (PE17:113).Masc. name Cáno, see Canafinwë. The word cáno ("k") also occurred in the Etymologies with the gloss "chief", but Tolkien changed it to cánë "valour" (VT45:19).

callië

noun. heroism

Elements

Word	Gloss
kallo	“noble man, hero”

gorn

noun. valor

gorn

valour

1) #gorn (i **orn), pl. gyrn (i ngyrn = i ñyrn). Isolated from the name Aragorn, ”Kingly Valour” (PM:xii). Note: a homophone is the adjective ”hasty, vigorous, impetuous”. 2) caun (i gaun, o chaun), pl. coen (i choen) if there is a pl. Note: a homophone of caun** means "clamour, outcry, cry, shout".

gorn

valour

(i ’orn), pl. gyrn (i ngyrn = i ñyrn). Isolated from the name Aragorn, ”Kingly Valour” (PM:xii). Note: a homophone is the adjective ”hasty, vigorous, impetuous”.

caun

valour

(i gaun, o chaun), pl. coen (i choen) if there is a pl. Note: a homophone of caun means "clamour, outcry, cry, shout".

thalas

noun. valour, courage

Elements

Word	Gloss
STAL	“strong”

caun

noun. valour

Cognates

• ᴹQ. káne “valour” ✧ Ety/KAN

Derivations

• ᴹ√KAN “dare” ✧ Ety/KAN

Element in

• N. -gon “valour” ✧ Ety/KAN

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KAN > caun	[kāne] > [kǭne] > [koune] > [kaune] > [kaun]	✧ Ety/KAN

Variations

• caun ✧ Ety/KAN

-gon

suffix. valour

Element in

• N. Faragon
• N. Fingon ✧ Ety/KAN
• N. Turgon ✧ Ety/KAN

caun

noun. valour