Eldamo : Sindarin : brith

S. brith n. “gravel” (Category: Rock, Stone)

S. brith, n. “gravel” (Category: Rock, Stone): G. brithla “pearl”

A noun for “gravel” seen in several late names like S. Brithiach and S. Brithon (UT/54).

Conceptual Development: In The Etymologies of the 1930s N. brith was glossed “gravel” and derived from primitive ᴹ✶b’rittē, though in this document it was a loan word from Ilkorin (Ety/BIRÍT). After Tolkien abandoned Ilkorin, it must have become a native Sindarin word.

References ✧ SA/brith; UT/54

Glosses

“gravel” ✧ SA/brith; UT/54

Element In

ᴺQ. !virittë “gravel”
S. Brithiach “*Gravel Ford” ✧ SA/brith; UT/54
S. ?brithon “pebbly”
S. Brithon “Pebbly” ✧ SA/brith; UT/54

N. brith n. “gravel” (Category: Rock, Stone)

See S. brith for discussion.

Reference ✧ Ety/BIRÍT ✧ “gravel”

Derivations

< Ilk. brith “broken stones, gravel” ✧ Ety/BIRÍT
- < ᴹ✶b’rittē “broken stones, gravel” ✧ Ety/BIRÍT
  - < ᴹ√BIRIT “*gravel” ✧ Ety/BIRÍT (BIRÍT)

Phonetic Developments

Ilk. brith > brith

[brith]

✧ Ety/BIRÍT