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Gnomish

-a

suffix. genitive suffix

Gnomish [GG/10; GL/17] Group: Eldamo. Published by

danthos

noun. (artificial) light, illumination

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “(artificial) light, illumination”, an abstract form of G. dantha- “illuminate” (GL/29).

a(n)

preposition. of

Gnomish [GG/07; GG/11; GG/12; GL/17; GL/26; GL/34; GL/46; GL/49; GL/64; LT1A/Cûm a Gumlaith; LT1A/Uolë Kúvion; LT1I/Gilfanon; LT2A/Cûm an-Idrisaith; LT2A/Falasquil; LT2A/Teld Quing Ilon; LT2A/Tôn a Gwedrin; PE13/093; PE13/108] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. fire

Gnomish [GL/66; LT1A/Sári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

graug

noun. demon

Gnomish [GL/21; GL/42; LT1A/Balrog; PE13/099; QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by

raug

adjective. swift, rushing

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/65; LT2A/Rog; QL/032] Group: Eldamo. Published by

(m)ami

noun. mummy

-(i)on

suffix. adjectival suffix

Gnomish [GL/17; GL/20; GL/21; GL/25; GL/27; GL/33; GL/34; GL/36; GL/46; GL/48] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-(o)th

suffix. abstract noun

Gnomish [GL/19; GL/21; GL/23; GL/28; GL/29; GL/32; GL/34; GL/36; GL/43; GL/44; GL/45; GL/47; GL/48] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-(r)il

suffix. feminine agent

Gnomish [GL/18; GL/22; GL/29; GL/34; GL/41; GL/46; GL/47] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-(r)on

suffix. agental suffix

Gnomish [GL/18; GL/21; GL/22; GL/24; GL/28; GL/36; GL/41; GL/42; GL/44; GL/47; GL/49; GL/69] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-eg

suffix. adjectival suffix

-eth

suffix. abstract noun

-il

suffix. feminine agent

-ios

suffix. abstract noun

-ir

suffix. agental suffix

-ith

suffix. abstract noun

-n

suffix. genitive suffix

-og

suffix. agental suffix

Gnomish [GL/34; GL/43; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-og

suffix. adjectival suffix

Gnomish [GL/18; GL/19; GL/23; GL/27; GL/28; GL/29; GL/30; GL/31; GL/32; GL/33; GL/34; GL/35; GL/39; GL/41; GL/42; GL/46; GL/47] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-or

suffix. agental suffix

Gnomish [GL/18; GL/31] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-os

suffix. abstract noun

Gnomish [GG/08; GL/17; GL/19; GL/20; GL/22; GL/23; GL/24; GL/27; GL/28; GL/29; GL/30; GL/32; GL/33; GL/35; GL/36; GL/37; GL/38; GL/39; GL/40; GL/41; GL/42; GL/45; GL/72] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-ri

suffix. abstract noun

Gnomish [GL/21; GL/22; GL/24; GL/26; GL/27; GL/28; GL/29; GL/30; GL/32; GL/33; GL/35; GL/36; GL/38; GL/39; GL/40; GL/41; GL/42; GL/43; GL/44; GL/47; GL/49; GL/55; GL/61] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-tt

suffix. dual

-ui

suffix. dual

-wi

suffix. dual

Gnomish [GG/11; GL/37; GL/45] Group: Eldamo. Published by

a

preposition. of

ada

noun. daddy

adi

noun. daddy

alwen

noun. tree

Gnomish [GL/19; LT2/215; LT2A/Duilin; LT2A/Galdor; PE13/109; PE15/24] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ami

noun. mummy

a nech(a)

alas, o, woe

annai

adverb. far away

Gnomish [GL/19; GL/51] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atha

cardinal. two

aur(a)

noun. Sun

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as Aur “Sun” (GL/20), probably a cognate of ᴱQ. Ûr from the root ᴱ√URU as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Ûr; QL/098). It appeared as aura in G. nalos·aura “sunset” and G. orosaura “sunrise” (GL/59, 62). The word G. aur “sun” was also mentioned in Gnomish Lexicon Slips with corrections for that document (PE13/114), but by The Etymologies of the 1930s, N. aur meant “day”, whereas N. Anor became the name of the Sun (Ety/ANÁR, AR¹).

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/59; GL/62; GL/75; LT1A/Ûr; LT1I/Aur; PE13/114] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bedhri

noun. wedding

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s for “a wedding”, a combination of the early root ᴱ√Beđ- for marriage words and the noun suffix G. -ri (GL/22).

benna-

verb. to wed

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “to wed” based on the early root ᴱ√Beđ (GL/22).

danoriol

adjective. daily

adjective. high

Gnomish [GL/29; LT1A/Qalmë-Tári; LT1A/Taniquetil; PE13/112] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fegrin

adjective. free

fel

preposition/adverb. like; (as av.) as, like

Gnomish [GL/32; GL/34; GL/38; GL/40; GL/43; GL/59] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gag

noun. jaw

Gnomish [GL/37; GL/40] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gail

noun. star

Gnomish [GL/37; LT1A/Tinwetári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

galaduir

proper name. Sun

galdon

noun. tree

Gnomish [LT2/215; LT2A/Duilin; LT2A/Galdor; PE13/104; PE15/24] Group: Eldamo. Published by

govedhri

noun. wedding

grôg

noun. demon

gwâs

noun. juice

haiva

interjection. hence!, begone, be off; (as av.) away, hence, off

Gnomish [GL/21; GL/47] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hebon

adjective. bound; (also) bounded, surrounded

hŷr

noun. sun

A word appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon Slips of the 1910s as {ŷr >>} hŷr “sun” beside a variant G. aur of the same meaning (PE13/114).

laus

noun/adjective. juice, sap; energy, vitality; (aj.) fresh

lunta

noun. ship

Gnomish [GL/55; LT1A/Alqaluntë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mad-

verb. to eat

munc

noun. shut mouth, silence, secretiveness; (aj.) mum

nactha-

verb. bite

naltha

adjective. downward, lower, lower-down; (av.) below, beneath

nan

preposition. of

nanc

noun. bite

A noun appearing as G. nanc “a bite” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/59), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√NAKA “bite” (QL/64).

Neo-Sindarin: Since ᴹ√NAK “bite” appeared in Tolkien’s later writings, I’d retain the noun ᴺS. nanc “bite” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.

nunthi

adverb. downward

Gnomish [GL/61; LT1A/Númë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ogra

preposition. able to

ontha

pronoun. his

Gnomish [GG/11; GL/62] Group: Eldamo. Published by

or

preposition and adverb. (av.) on, on top; (prep.) on, onto

Gnomish [GL/63; LT1A/Kalormë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orn

noun. tree

Gnomish [GL/19; GL/42; GL/62; LT2A/Galdor; LT2A/Hirilorn; PE13/109; PE13/115; PE13/116] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pui

noun. child

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “child” (GL/64), probably derived from the early root ᴱ√PU(HU) “generate” (QL/75).

uril

proper name. Sun

Gnomish [GL/75; LT1A/Ûr] Group: Eldamo. Published by

to

proper name. To