G. gurth(u) n. “death” (Category: to Die; Dead; Death)

References ✧ GG/13-14; GL/41, 43-44; LT2A/Gurtholfin

Glosses

• “death” ✧ GL/43 (gurthu); LT2A/Gurtholfin (gurthu); GL/43 (gorth)

Variations

• urthu ✧ GG/14
• gurthu ✧ GL/41; GL/43; GL/44; LT2A/Gurtholfin
• gorth ✧ GL/43
• gurth ✧ GL/43

Related

• gor- “die” see under gurthu ✧ GL/41
• gwarth “dead (only of persons)” cp. gurthu ✧ GL/44

Inflections

urthor	dative; declension-C	✧ GG/14
urthuir	dative plural; declension-C	✧ GG/14
urthon	genitive; declension-C	✧ GG/14
urthu	genitive; declension-C	✧ GG/14
urthúion	genitive plural; declension-C	✧ GG/14
urthuin	plural; declension-C	✧ GG/14
urthus	plural; dialectical	✧ GG/13

Element In

• G. Gurtholfin “Wand of Death” ✧ GL/43; GL/43 (Gortholfin); LT2A/Gurtholfin

Cognates

• ᴱQ. urdu “death” ✧ GL/43; LT2A/Gurtholfin

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶gwṛþū ✧ GL/43 (gu̯rþū́); GL/43 (ngwṛþ-)
  • < ᴱ√GWṚÐṚ “die”

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶gu̯rþū́ > gurthu	[gʷṛθū] > [gʷurθū] > [gurθū] > [gurθu]	✧ GL/43
ᴱ✶ngwṛþ- > gurth	[ŋgʷṛθ] > [gʷṛθ] > [gʷurθ] > [gurθ]	✧ GL/43