Eldamo : Noldorin : uil

N. uil n. “seaweed” (Category: Vegetation (other))

N. uil, n. “seaweed” (Category: Vegetation (other))

The Etymologies of the 1930s had N. uil “seaweed” under the root ᴹ√UY, along with a longer form N. oeruil “seaweed” where the initial element was N. oer “sea” (Ety/UY).

Reference ✧ Ety/UY ✧ “seaweed”

Element In

ᴺS. ^alfuil “large white sea-bird, albatross, ⚠️†swan”
ᴺS. ^gaeruil “seaweed”
N. oeruil “seaweed” ✧ Ety/UY

Cognates

ᴹQ. uile “long trailing plant” ✧ Ety/UY

Derivations

< ᴹ√UY “*long trailing plant” ✧ Ety/UY

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√UY > uil

[ujle] > [uile] > [uil]

✧ Ety/UY