Eldamo : Noldorin : faltha-

N. faltha- v. “to foam” (Category: Foam, Froth)

N. faltha-, v. “to foam” (Category: Foam, Froth): G. ospa- “to seethe, foam, spout”

A verb for “to foam” in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing in its infinitive form faltho and derived from ON. phalsa-, where the ancient ls became lth (Ety/PHAL).

References ✧ Ety/PHAL

Inflections

faltho

infinitive

“to foam”

✧ Ety/PHAL

Derivations

< ON. phalsa- “to foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL (phalsóbe)
- < ᴹ√PHAL “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL (PHAL/PHÁLAS)

Phonetic Developments

ON. phalsóbe > faltho

[ɸalsa-] > [falsa-] > [falθa-]

✧ Ety/PHAL