Eldamo : Gnomish : nal¹

G. nal¹ n. “dale, vale” (Category: Dale, Valley)

⚠️G. nal¹, n. “dale, vale” (Category: Dale, Valley): S. nan(d) “vale, valley, [ᴱN.] dale; [N.] wide grassland; ⚠️[G.] field acre”

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dale, vale”, most likely a derivative of the root ᴱ√NḶĐḶ as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda).

References ✧ GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda

Glosses

“dale, vale” ✧ GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda

Cognates

ᴱQ. nal “dale, dell” ✧ LT1A/Murmenalda (nal(lë))

Derivations

< ᴱ√NḶĐḶ “*dell” ✧ LT1A/Murmenalda (NḶDḶ)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√NḶDḶ > nal

[nḹð] > [nalð] > [nal]

✧ LT1A/Murmenalda