S. môr n. “dark(ness); †night” (Category: Darkness)
A word for “dark(ness)” (Let/382), sometimes used poetically for “†night” (NM/279), derived from primitive ✶mori based on the root √MOR.
Conceptual Development: Early precursors to this word include G. mûri “darkness, †night” and G. morth/moroth “darkness” (GL/58), both clearly derived from the early root ᴱ√MORO as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Mornië; Moru). In The Etymologies of the 1930s N. †môr was an archaic equivalent of ᴹQ. more “black”, already based on primitive ᴹ✶mori (Ety/MOR). In a deleted entry Tolkien also considered using N. môr for “night” (EtyAC/LOƷ).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would mainly use S. môr as a noun “darkness”, and for the adjective I would use S. morn “dark, black”.
References ✧ Let/382; NM/279
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| ✶mori > môr | [mori] > [more] > [mor] > [mōr] | ✧ Let/382 |
| ✶mori > môr | [mori] > [more] > [mor] > [mōr] | ✧ NM/279 |
N. †môr adj. “black” (Category: Black)
References ✧ Ety/MOR; EtyAC/LOƷ
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| ᴹ√MOR | “*black, dark” | ✧ EtyAC/LOƷ (MOR) |
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| ᴹ✶mori > †môr | [mori] > [more] > [mor] > [mōr] | ✧ Ety/MOR |
G. morth n. “darkness” (Category: Darkness)
References ✧ GL/58; LT1A/Mornië
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