Eldamo : Noldorin : Naith

N. Naith loc. “Angle”

N. Naith, loc. “Angle”

See S. Naith for discussion.

References ✧ TI/244, 268, 280; TII

Glosses

“Angle” ✧ TI/268; TI/280

Lamben “Tongue” was a transient replacement for Naith “Angle” ✧ TI/280

Elements

naith

“gore”

N. Narthas loc. “The Gore”

Earliest name for the Naith in Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s (TI/288). This name also appeared in a deleted entry in The Etymologies as a derivative of a rejected gloss “spear point, gore, triangle” for the root ᴹ√NARTA, whose gloss was changed to “kindle” (EtyAC/NARTA).

See S. Naith for further discussion.

References ✧ EtyAC/NARTA; TI/244, 288; TII

Glosses

“gore” ✧ EtyAC/NARTA (Narthas)
“The Gore” ✧ TI/288; TII/Narthas

Narthas “The Gore” as opposed to Nelen “The Angle” ✧ TI/288

Changes

Narthas >> Naith ✧ TI/244

Derivations

< ᴹ√NARTA “kindle” ✧ EtyAC/NARTA (NARTA)
- < ᴹ√NAR¹ “flame, fire”

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√NARTA > Narthas

[nartasse] > [nartʰasse] > [narθasse] > [narθass] > [narθas]

✧ EtyAC/NARTA