Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

ant

noun. cheek; face

Cognates

  • Eq. anta “cheek; jaw(s)” ✧ GL/19; PE13/110

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶mtā “cheek” ✧ GL/19
    • ᴱ√MATA “eat”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ṃ̄t- > ant[ṃ̄t] > [ṇ̄t] > [ant]✧ GL/19
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gwint

noun. face

A noun for “face” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, related to the verb G. gwinta- “to see” (GL/46); see that entry for possible etymologies.

Derivations

  • ᴱ√DYĒ “*gaze”

Element in

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ôn

noun. gift

Cognates

  • Eq. an “gift” ✧ GL/62

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ANA “give, send towards”

Variations

  • ōn ✧ GL/19
  • ôn ✧ GL/62
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