S. Gurthang pn. “Iron of Death”
The sword of Túrin translated “Iron of Death” (S/210), a compound of gurth “death” and ang “iron” (SA/anga, gurth).
Conceptual Development: In the earliest Lost Tales, this name appeared as G. Gurtholfin “Wand of Death” (LT2/83), where its final element was G. olf(in) “branch, wand, stick” (LT2A/Gurtholfin). In Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s, it developed into N. Gurtholf of the same meaning, where its final element was N. golf “branch” (LR/406, Ety/ÑGUR). It only adopted its final form and meaning in Silmarillion revisions from the 1950s-60s (WJ/83, 138).
References ✧ S/210; SA/anga, gurth; SI; UTI; WJ/83, 138; WJI
Glosses
Elements
| gurth | “death” | ✧ SA/gurth |
| ang | “iron” | ✧ SA/anga |
N. Gurtholf pn. “Wand of Death”
References ✧ Ety/GÓLOB, ÑGUR; LR/139, 147, 406; LRI/Gurtholfin; SM/130, 304; SMI/Gurtholfin; WJ/138; WJI/Gurthang
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| guruth | “death” | ✧ Ety/ÑGUR | |
| golf | “branch” | soft-mutation | ✧ Ety/GÓLOB |
| ᴹ√ÑGUR | “*death” | ✧ Ety/GÓLOB | |
| ᴹ√GOLOB | “*branch” | ✧ Ety/ÑGUR (GÓLOB) | |
ᴱN. Gurtholfin pn. “Wand of Death”
References ✧ LBI; SM/31-32; SMI
Glosses
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G. Gurtholfin pn. “Wand of Death”
References ✧ GL/41, 43; LT2/83, 119; LT2A/Gurtholfin; LT2I; WJ/138; WJI/Gurthang
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| gurth(u) | “death” | ✧ GL/43 (gurthu); GL/43 (gorth); LT2A/Gurtholfin (gurthu) | |
| olf(in) | “branch, wand, stick” | ✧ LT2A/Gurtholfin (olfin(g)) | |
| gor-² | “to die” | ✧ GL/41 | |
Cognates