S. #gir- v. “to shudder” (Category: to Shake)
The Noldorin-style infinitive form giri “shudder” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s under from the root ᴹ√GIR “quiver, shudder” (Ety/GIR). Tolkien’s continued use of the noun girith “shudder” in names like Nen Girith “Shuddering Water” (S/220; WJ/151) implies that gir- “shudder” remained valid in Sindarin of the 1950s and 60s as well.
Reference ✧ SA/girith ✧ “shudder”
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