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'''''morn''''' is [[Sindarin]] | '''''morn''''' is a [[Sindarin]] adjective meaning "black, dark".<ref name=L297>{{L|297}}, p. 382</ref><ref>{{L|347}}, p. 427</ref><ref>{{WJ|A}}, p. 362, entry "*KWEN"</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word derives from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[MOR]].<ref name=L297/> | The word derives from [[Sundocarme|root]] [[MOR]].<ref name=L297/> | ||
==Lenition== | ==Lenition== | ||
The [[lenition|lenited]] form '''''vorn''''' (''m'' > ''v'') apparently appears in ''[[Eryn Vorn]]'' ("Blackwood").<ref>[[Helge Fauskanger]], "[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/sindarin.htm Sindarin - the Noble Tongue: I. Soft Mutation]" at [http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/ Ardalambion] (accessed 8 June 2011)</ref><ref name=RClxv>{{HM|RC}}, p. lxv</ref> It is also likely seen in the compound ''[[galvorn|gal'''vorn''']]'' and perhaps also in ''[[Aravorn|Ara'''vorn''']]''.<ref>"[http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth]" at [http://www.tolkiendil.com/ Tolkiendil.com] (accessed 8 June 2011)</ref> | |||
==Examples== | |||
*''[[Lacho calad! Drego morn!|Drego '''morn'''!]]'' = "Flee night!" | |||
*''[[Morben|'''Mor'''ben]]'' = "Dark-folk" | |||
*''[[Mordor|'''Mor'''dor]]'' = "Black Land" | |||
*''[[Mordu|'''Mor'''du]]'' = "Black Night" | |||
*''[[Morgul|'''mor'''gul]]'' = "black arts, sorcery" | |||
*''[[Mormegil|'''Mor'''megil]]'' = "Black Sword" | |||
*''[[Moria|'''Mor'''ia]]'' = "Black Chasm" | |||
*''[[Mornan|'''Mor'''nan]]'' = "Dark Vale" | |||
*''[[Ras Morthil|Ras '''Mor'''thil]]'' = "Black-point Cape" | |||
==Other versions== | ==Other versions== | ||
In the published ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'' appeared the [[Noldorin]] word ''moru'' ("black").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "[[MOR]]"</ref> That spelling, however, was a misreading of the original manuscript, and has been corrected to ''morn''.<ref>{{VT|45a}}, p. 35</ref> | |||
In the published ''[[The Etymologies|Etymologies]]'' appeared the [[Noldorin]] word ''moru'' ("black").<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, | |||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[morna]]'' ("black, dark", adjective) | |||
*[[Quenya]] ''[[morna]]'' | |||
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[[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | [[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:14, 24 September 2022
morn is a Sindarin adjective meaning "black, dark".[1][2][3]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word derives from root MOR.[1]
Lenition[edit | edit source]
The lenited form vorn (m > v) apparently appears in Eryn Vorn ("Blackwood").[4][5] It is also likely seen in the compound galvorn and perhaps also in Aravorn.[6]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Drego morn! = "Flee night!"
- Morben = "Dark-folk"
- Mordor = "Black Land"
- Mordu = "Black Night"
- morgul = "black arts, sorcery"
- Mormegil = "Black Sword"
- Moria = "Black Chasm"
- Mornan = "Dark Vale"
- Ras Morthil = "Black-point Cape"
Other versions[edit | edit source]
In the published Etymologies appeared the Noldorin word moru ("black").[7] That spelling, however, was a misreading of the original manuscript, and has been corrected to morn.[8]
Cognates[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 297, (dated August 1967), p. 382
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 427
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: A. The principal linguistic elements concerned", p. 362, entry "*KWEN"
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Sindarin - the Noble Tongue: I. Soft Mutation" at Ardalambion (accessed 8 June 2011)
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lxv
- ↑ "Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth" at Tolkiendil.com (accessed 8 June 2011)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "MOR"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part One" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003, p. 35
