July 2021

ᴹ√SMAG “soil, stain”

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “soil, stain” with derivatives {mael >>} N. hmael “stain; stained” and {maw >>} N. hmaw “soil, stain” (Ety/SMAG; EtyAC/SMAG). Tolkien first gave this root as ᴹ√MAG⁽²⁾ (EtyAC/MAG²).

√SNAG “wound, gash”

ᴹ√SLIG “*entwine, thread; spider”

√SKAL “cover, veil, cloak, conceal, [ᴹ√] screen, hide (from light), overshadow”

√SI “this, [ᴹ√] here, now”

This root first appeared as ᴹ√SED “rest” in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like ᴹQ. sére “rest, repose, peace” and N. sîdh “peace”, along with the name of the Valië ᴹQ.