S. naeth n. “woe” (Category: to Cry, Weep)

S. naeth, n. “woe; [N.] biting, gnashing of teeth” (Category: to Cry, Weep)

G. necha “woe”

Reference ✧ WJ/258 ✧ “woe”

Element In

• S. nirnaeth “tears”
• S. Sigil Elu-naeth “Necklace of the Woe of Thingol” ✧ WJ/258

Derivations

• < √NAY¹ “cause bitter grief or pain”

N. naeth n. “biting, gnashing of teeth” (Category: Tooth)

References ✧ Ety/NAK, NAY

Glosses

• “biting” ✧ Ety/NAY
• “biting, gnashing of teeth” ✧ Ety/NAK

Related

• naeth “biting” is associated with ᴹ√NAY “lament” ✧ Ety/NAY

Element In

• N. nírnaeth “lamentation” ✧ Ety/NAY; EtyAC/NAK (Nirnaeth)

Derivations

• < ᴹ√NAK “bite” ✧ Ety/NAK
• < ᴹ✶nakt- “biting” ✧ Ety/NAY
  • < ᴹ√NAK “bite”

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√NAK > naeth

[nakta] > [naktʰa] > [naxθa] > [naiθa] > [naiθ] > [naeθ]

✧ Ety/NAK