Eldamo : Gnomish : âl

G. âl n. “wood (material)” (Category: Wood, Timber)

⚠️G. âl, n. “wood (material)” (Category: Wood, Timber): S. taw¹ “wood as material”

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as {ald >>} âl “wood (material)” (GL/19), a derivative of the root ᴱ√ALA² “spread” which was the basis of other “wood” words, as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Aldaron). This word appeared unglossed in Gnomish Lexicon Slips as a derivative of ᴱ✶alda, but was equated to G. awl, possibly “lofty” (PE13/109).

References ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Aldaron; PE13/109

Glosses

“wood (material)” ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Aldaron; LT1A/Aldaron (ald)

Variations

âl ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Aldaron; PE13/109
ald ✧ GL/19; LT1A/Aldaron

âl = awl ✧ PE13/109

Changes

ald >> âl “wood (material)” ✧ GL/19
ald >> âl ✧ LT1A/Aldaron

Element In

G. alm(oth) “forest” ✧ GL/19 (almoth)
G. âlog “of wood, wooden” ✧ GL/19; GL/19 (aldin)
G. alos “forest” ✧ GL/19
G. altha “shoot, sprig, scion, sapling” ✧ GL/19
G. †alwen “tree” ✧ GL/19 (†alwen)

Cognates

ᴱQ. alda “tree, branch” ✧ GL/19

Derivations

< ᴱ✶alda ✧ PE13/109
- < ᴱ√ALA² “spread‽”
< ᴱ√ALA² “spread‽” ✧ LT1A/Aldaron

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶alda > âl

[alda] > [ald] > [all] > [āl]

✧ PE13/109