N. maur n. “gloom” (Category: Darkness)
A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “gloom” appearing under the root ᴹ√MOR (Ety/MOR). A nearby primitive form ᴹ✶mǭri is the likely basis for this word as suggested by Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne (EtyAC/MOR), where the primitive ǭ became au as was the usual sound change in both Noldorin and later Sindarin (PE18/46, 96).
Reference ✧ Ety/MOR ✧ “gloom”
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| ᴹ✶mǭri > maur | [mǭri] > [mǭre] > [moure] > [maure] > [maur] | ✧ Ety/MOR |