S. †naw adj. “hollow” (Category: Hollow, Concave)
An archaic word for “hollow” derived from primitive ✶nābā, largely replaced by S. coll “hollow” in modern Sindarin as mentioned in the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60 (WJ/414). It survived as nǭf in the Northern dialect of Sindarin, but in other dialects the ǭ became au, after which the final v was lost, making the word naw rather indistinctive leading it to fall out of use.
Reference ✧ WJ/414 ✧ “hollow”
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| ✶nābā > nauv > naw | [nābā] > [nāba] > [nǭba] > [nǭva] > [nauva] > [nauv] > [nau] | ✧ WJ/414 |