Ilk. (n)gold n. “one of the wise folk, Gnome” (Category: Elf, Fairy)
A Doriathrin name for the ᴹQ. Noldo from the same primitive root ᴹ√ÑGÓLOD (Ety/ÑGOLOD). In the entry for ÑGOLOD in The Etymologies, it appeared as (n)gold, indicating a variation of the usual rule that initial [ŋg] became [g] in Ilkorin. The second [o] of the primitive form was lost due to the Ilkorin syncope. Its genitive form golda also appeared as an element in the name Goldamir “*Noldo-jewel” = Silmaril.
See Ilk. initial nasals usually vanished before stops for further discussion.
References ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD
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| Dor. Golda | genitive | ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD |
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| ᴹ√ÑGÓLOD > (n)gold | [ŋgolodo] > [ŋgoldo] > [ŋgold] > [ŋgold] | ✧ Ety/ÑGOLOD |