S. Gurthang pn. “Iron of Death”

S. Gurthang, pn. “Iron of Death”

The sword of Túrin translated “Iron of Death” (S/210), a compound of gurth “death” and ang “iron” (SA/anga, gurth).

Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, this name appeared as G. Gurtholfin “Wand of Death” (LT2/83), where its final element was G. olf(in) “branch, wand, stick” (LT2A/Gurtholfin). In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, it developed into N. Gurtholf of the same meaning, where its final element was N. golf “branch” (LR/406, Ety/ÑGUR). It only adopted its final form and meaning in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (WJ/83, 138).

References ✧ S/210; SA/anga, gurth; SI; UTI; WJ/83, 138; WJI

Glosses

Elements

gurth “death” ✧ SA/gurth
ang “iron” ✧ SA/anga

N. Gurtholf pn. “Wand of Death”

See S. Gurthang for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/GÓLOB, ÑGUR; LR/139, 147, 406; LRI/Gurtholfin; SM/130, 304; SMI/Gurtholfin; WJ/138; WJI/Gurthang

Glosses

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Changes

Elements

guruth “death” ✧ Ety/ÑGUR
golf “branch” soft-mutation ✧ Ety/GÓLOB
ᴹ√ÑGUR “*death” ✧ Ety/GÓLOB
ᴹ√GOLOB “*branch” ✧ Ety/ÑGUR (GÓLOB)

ᴱN. Gurtholfin pn. “Wand of Death”

References ✧ LBI; SM/31-32; SMI

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G. Gurtholfin pn. “Wand of Death”

See S. Gurthang for discussion.

References ✧ GL/41, 43; LT2/83, 119; LT2A/Gurtholfin; LT2I; WJ/138; WJI/Gurthang

Glosses

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Elements

gurth(u) “death” ✧ GL/43 (gurthu); GL/43 (gorth); LT2A/Gurtholfin (gurthu)
olf(in) “branch, wand, stick” ✧ LT2A/Gurtholfin (olfin(g))
gor-² “to die” ✧ GL/41

Cognates