N. lhoda- v. “to float” (Category: to Float)
The Etymologies of the 1930s had a verb N. {lhuda- >>} lhoda- “to float” under the root ᴹ√LUT “float, swim”, along with a 3rd singular present form lhôd “he floats” (Ety/LUT; EtyAC/LUT). The 3rd singular form seems to imply either a variant basic verb lhod- “float” or a paradigm in which the 3rd singular form of (some) a-verbs lost their final a.
Neo-Sindarin: Since the unvoicing of l was not a feature of Sindarin, most Neo-Sindarin writers adapt this word as ᴺS. loda- “to float”, as suggested in Hiswelókë’s Sindarin Dictionary (HSD).
Conceptual Development: The earliest precursor of this verb was G. lud- “flow, stream, float” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/55), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√LUTU as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (QL/57; LT1A/Alqaluntë). Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s instead had ᴱN. lhid- “float, sail” (PE13/148).
References ✧ Ety/LUT; EtyAC/LUT
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| lhôd | 3rd-sg present | “he floats” | ✧ EtyAC/LUT |
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| ᴹ√LUT > lhoda | [luta-] > [lota-] > [l̥ota-] > [l̥oda-] | ✧ Ety/LUT |
ᴱN. lhid- v. “to float, sail” (Category: to Float)
References ✧ PE13/148
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| lhint | past | ✧ PE13/148 |
| lhinni | past plural | ✧ PE13/148 |
G. lud- v. “to flow, stream, float” (Category: to Float)
References ✧ GL/55; LT1A/Alqaluntë
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| lunti | past | ✧ GL/55 |
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