N. gwann adj. “departed, dead” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
An adjective in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “departed, dead” derived from primitive ᴹ✶wannā under the root ᴹ√WAN “depart” (Ety/WAN).
Conceptual Development: Tolkien used a number of similar words for “dead” in his earlier writings. In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s Tolkien had G. gwarth “dead (only of persons)” from primitive ᴱ✶gwṝþa (GL/44), and in Early Noldorin Word-lists he had ᴱN. {gwarth >>} gwardh “dead”, probably of similar derivation (PE13/146). In The Etymologies itself Tolkien also had N. goren “dead (of elves)” under the root ᴹ√ÑGUR, but this word was deleted (EtyAC/ÑGUR).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would use the word gwann primarily in the sense “dead”, and for “departed” would use the related word gwanwen (WJ/378).
Reference ✧ Ety/WAN ✧ “departed, dead”
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| ᴹ✶wannā > gwann | [wannā] > [wanna] > [gwanna] > [gwann] | ✧ Ety/WAN |
N. goren adj. “dead (of elves)” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
Reference ✧ EtyAC/ÑGUR ✧ “dead (of elves)”
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| ᴹ√ÑGUR > goren | [ŋgurina] > [gurina] > [gurena] > [gorena] > [goren] | ✧ EtyAC/ÑGUR |
ᴱN. gwardh adj. “dead” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
References ✧ PE13/146
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| gwardh- | stem | ✧ PE13/146 |
Derivations
G. gwarth adj. “dead (only of persons)” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)
Reference ✧ GL/44 ✧ “dead (only of persons)”
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| ᴱ✶gu̯r̄́þa > gwarth | [gʷṝθa] > [gʷarθa] > [gʷarθ] | ✧ GL/44 |