Eldamo : Noldorin : gad-

N. gad- v. “to catch” (Category: to Overtake)

N. gad-, v. “to catch” (Category: to Overtake)

A verb for “catch” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√GAT (Ety/GAT). The root also had a Quenya derivative ᴹQ. atsa “catch, hook, claw”.

Conceptual Development: A possible precursor is G. croctha- “catch, snare, trap” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a verb form of G. crog “hook” (GL/27).

References ✧ Ety/GAT

Glosses

“catch” ✧ Ety/GAT

Variations

gad- ✧ Ety/GAT

Inflections

gedi

infinitive

“catch”

✧ Ety/GAT

Element In

ᴺS. !gadas “trap”

Cognates

ᴺQ. !at- “to catch, capture”

Derivations

< ᴹ√GAT “*catch” ✧ Ety/GAT

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√GAT > gad-

[gat-] > [gad-]

✧ Ety/GAT

G. croctha- v. “to catch, snare, trap” (Category: to Overtake)

See N. gad- for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/27 ✧ “catch, snare, trap”

Elements

crog	“hook”	✧ GL/27
#-tha¹	“verb suffix”	✧ GL/27 (#-tha)