Eldamo : Noldorin : crum

N. crum n. “left hand” (Category: Left (vs. Right))

⚠️N. crum, n. “left hand” (Category: Left (vs. Right)): S. harvo “left hand, left side”

A noun for “the left hand” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶krumbē under the root ᴹ√KURUM (Ety/KURÚM). Under the root ᴹ√KUR Tolkien had crum “wile, guile”, but this was rejected. See N. crumguru for further discussion.

References ✧ Ety/KUR, KURÚM; EtyAC/KUR

Glosses

“left hand” ✧ Ety/KURÚM
“wile, guile” ✧ Ety/KUR (crum)

Changes

crum “wile, guile” >> crum “left hand” ✧ Ety/KUR

Element In

N. crumguru “wiley, sinister, guilty” ✧ EtyAC/KUR
N. crumui “left-handed” ✧ Ety/KURÚM

Derivations

< ᴹ✶krumbē “*left hand” ✧ Ety/KURÚM
- < ᴹ√KURUM “*left” ✧ Ety/KURÚM (KURÚM)
< ᴹ√KUR “craft” ✧ Ety/KUR
< ᴹ√KURUM “*left” ✧ EtyAC/KUR (KRUM)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶krumbē > crum

[kurúmbē] > [krumbē] > [krumbe] > [krumbe] > [krumb] > [krumb] > [krumm] > [krum]

✧ Ety/KURÚM