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N. gwann adj. “departed, dead” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)

N. gwann, adj. “dead, (lit.) departed” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)

An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “departed, dead” derived from primitive ᴹ✶wannā under the root ᴹ√WAN “depart” (Ety/WAN).

Conceptual Development: Tolkien used a number of similar words for “dead” in his earlier writings. In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s Tolkien had G. gwarth “dead (only of persons)” from primitive ᴱ✶gwṝþa (GL/44), and in Early Noldorin Word-lists he had ᴱN. {gwarth >>} gwardh “dead”, probably of similar derivation (PE13/146). In The Etymologies itself Tolkien also had N. goren “dead (of elves)” under the root ᴹ√ÑGUR, but this word was deleted (EtyAC/ÑGUR).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would use the word gwann primarily in the sense “dead”, and for “departed” would use the related word gwanwen (WJ/378).

Reference ✧ Ety/WAN ✧ “departed, dead”

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Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶wannā > gwann [wannā] > [wanna] > [gwanna] > [gwann] ✧ Ety/WAN

N. goren adj. “dead (of elves)” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)

See N. gwann for discussion.

Reference ✧ EtyAC/ÑGUR ✧ “dead (of elves)”

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Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√ÑGUR > goren [ŋgurina] > [gurina] > [gurena] > [gorena] > [goren] ✧ EtyAC/ÑGUR

ᴱN. gwardh adj. “dead” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)

See N. gwann for discussion.

References ✧ PE13/146

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gwardh- stem ✧ PE13/146

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G. gwarth adj. “dead (only of persons)” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)

See N. gwann for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/44 ✧ “dead (only of persons)”

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Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶gu̯r̄́þa > gwarth [gʷṝθa] > [gʷarθa] > [gʷarθ] ✧ GL/44