glaur (sometimes applied as glor) is a Sindarin word meaning "gold (light or colour)".[1]
Etymology
In the Etymologies, glaur derives from the roots "GLAW(-R)", "LÁWAR-".[2]
Examples
- Glaurung = "Gold-worm"
- Glorfindel= "Golden-hair"
- Glóredhel = "Golden Elf"
- Maglor = "Forging Gold"
- Ninglor = "Goldwater"
Cognate
See also
- Root KUL ("golden-red")
- For other words glossed as "gold", see Gold: Names
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings: Eldarin Roots and Stems", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 17, 159
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entries