Eldamo : Gnomish : ulna-

G. ulna- v. “to ooze” (Category: to Flow)

⚠️G. ulna-, v. “to ooze” (Category: to Flow): ᴺS. ^olla- “to ooze, *trickle”

A verb appearing as G. ulna- “ooze” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/74), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√ULU “pour, flow fast” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/97). A rejected verb G. gul- “ooze, trickle” from earlier in GL is probably a precursor reflecting a different conception of the root: *ᴱ√ƷULU (GL/43).

Neo-Sindarin: Since √UL “pour” survives in Tolkien’s later writings, I retain but adapt this verb as ᴺS. olla- “ooze, trickle”, the likeliest result of Sindarin phonetic development from primitive *ulna-.

Reference ✧ GL/74 ✧ “ooze”

Derivations

< ᴱ√ULU¹ “pour, flow fast”

G. gul- v. “to ooze, trickle”

See G. ulna- for discussion.

References ✧ GL/43; LT1A/Ulmo

Glosses

“ooze, trickle” ✧ GL/43 (gul-)

Variations

gul- ✧ LT1A/Ulmo; GL/43 (gul-)

Inflections

gauli

past

✧ GL/43

Cognates

ᴱQ. ulu- “to pour, gush (intr.)” ✧ LT1A/Ulmo

Derivations

< ᴱ√ULU¹ “pour, flow fast” ✧ LT1A/Ulmo

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√ULU > gul-

[ɣul-] > [gul-]

✧ LT1A/Ulmo