S. dolen adj. “hidden” (Category: Hidden, Concealed)
A word meaning “hidden”, often interpreted as element in the name Gondolin “Hidden Rock”, whose actual meaning was “Singing Stone” (SA/gond). In The Etymologies of the 1930s, N. dolen “hidden, secret” appeared as the passive participle of N. doltha- “conceal” under the root ᴹ√DUL “hide, conceal” (Ety/DUL).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. dôlin “a song” (GL/29).
References ✧ SA/gond; WJ/201
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N. dolen adj. “hidden, secret” (Category: Hidden, Concealed)
Reference ✧ Ety/DUL ✧ “hidden, secret”
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| doltha- | “to conceal” | passive-participle | ✧ Ety/DUL (dolen) |
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G. dólin n. “song” (Category: to Sing)
References ✧ GL/29; LT1A/Gondolin
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