Ilk. lûn adj. “pale” (Category: Light in Color)

Ilk. lûn adj. “pale” (Category: Light in Color)

A Doriathrin adjective for “pale” derived from primitive ᴹ✶lugni, a revision of the form luin that appeared in The Etymologies as published in The Lost Road (Ety/LUG², EtyAC/LUG²). The revision of [ui] >> [ū] probably reflects Tolkien’s vacillation on how primitive [g] vocalized before [m], [n] in Ilkorin. The earlier form of this word might an element in the name Draugluin “Werewolf” (LR/134), which in earlier writings was glossed “Werewolf Pale” (LB/205). The early Noldorin word ᴱN. lhui “pale” might be a precursor to it (PE13/149).

References ✧ Ety/LUG²; EtyAC/LUG², LUY

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ᴹ✶lugni > luin [lugni] > [lugne] > [luine] > [luin] ✧ Ety/LUG²
ᴹ✶lugni > lūn [lugni] > [lugne] > [lūne] > [lūn] ✧ EtyAC/LUG²

ᴱN. lhui adj. “pale” (Category: Light in Color)

References ✧ PE13/149

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