ᴹ√GALAS root. “joy, be glad”
- ᴹ√GALAS root. “joy, be glad”
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “joy, be glad” that is an extension of ᴹ√GALA “thrive” (Ety/GALAS). Its two most notable derivatives were ᴹQ. alasse and N. glass “joy”. The appearance of Q. alassë “happiness” in the so-called “Merin Sentence” (MS), probably written after the publication of The Lord of the Rings, indicates that this root may have remained valid.
References ✧ Ety/BOR, GALA, GALÁS; EtyAC/GAL(AS), LAR
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- > ᴹQ. alasse “joy, merriment” ✧ Ety/GALÁS
- > ᴹQ. alla “hail!” ✧ EtyAC/GALÁS; EtyAC/GAL(AS)
- > N. glass “joy, *happiness” ✧ Ety/BOR; Ety/GALÁS
- > ^ᴺ✶galast- “marble, (orig.) thing pleasant to touch”
- > ᴺQ. !alarya- “to be happy or merry, rejoice”
- > ᴺQ. !alasta-¹ “to make happy, cheer (up)”
- > ᴺQ. !alasta-² “to be merry, rejoice”
- > ᴺS. !galtha- “to be glad”
- > ᴺS. !glaich “merry, joyous, happy”
- > ᴺS. !glasta-² “to make happy”
- > Q. alassë “happiness”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !alassëa “joyful, happy, *merry”
- ⇒ ᴺQ. !harnalasse “schadenfreude, malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else’s misfortune, (lit.) wound-joy”