S. malt n. “gold” (Category: Gold)
A noun for “gold” based on the root √MALAT. The Etymologies of the 1930s specified that N. malt was “gold (as metal)” derived from the root ᴹ√SMAL “yellow” (Ety/SMAL). This is consistent with Tolkien’s later notes in which Q. malta was “gold (metal)”, as opposed to Q. laurë/S. glaur which was “gold (colour or light)” (PE17/51, 159). Note that in The Etymologies the form was revised to (h)malt indicating an archaic voiceless hm that was the result of ancient sm (EtyAC/SMAL), but this would no longer be the case after the root became √MALAT.
References ✧ PE17/50; VT42/27
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N. malt n. “gold (as metal)” (Category: Gold)
References ✧ Ety/SMAL; EtyAC/SMAL; PE22/35
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| i·mhalt | soft-mutation; m-mutation | ✧ PE22/35 |
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| ON. maltha > malt | [m̥alθa] > [m̥alθ] > [m̥alt] > [malt] | ✧ EtyAC/SMAL |
| ON. malda > (h)malt | [m̥alda] > [m̥alða] > [m̥alð] > [malð] > [malt] | ✧ EtyAC/SMAL |