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Gnomish

bent

noun. small boat

Cognates

  • Eq. vene “small boat, vessel, dish” ✧ LT1A/Glorvent

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VENE “shape, cut out, scoop” ✧ LT1A/Glorvent

Element in

  • G. Glorvent “Ship of Gold” ✧ LT1A/Glorvent

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VENE > bent[βent] > [bent] > [benθ] > [bent]✧ LT1A/Glorvent

Variations

  • Benc ✧ GL/22
  • benc ✧ LT1A/Glorvent
Gnomish [GL/22; LT1A/Glorvent] Group: Eldamo. Published by

benc

noun. small boat

crictha-

verb. to bend

Derivations

fant

adjective. crooked, bent, bowed

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FṆTṆ “*crooked, twisted” ✧ GL/34; GL/35

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√fṇ̄t > fant[ɸṇ̄t] > [fṇ̄t] > [fant]✧ GL/34
Gnomish [GL/34; GL/35] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cunwed

adjective. bowed, bent, concave

cuvon

adjective. bowed, bent, concave

cûn

adjective. bowed, bent, concave

Variations

  • cunwed ✧ GL/27
  • cuvon ✧ GL/27

caug

adjective. humped, bulging; bent

Cognates

  • Eq. kauka “crooked, bent, bowed, humped” ✧ GL/25

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KAẆA “stoop” ✧ GL/25; GL/25

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√kava- > caug[kaβka] > [kavka] > [kavk] > [kauk] > [kaug]✧ GL/25

Variations

  • caug ✧ GL/25; GL/25 (caug)

naud

adjective. bowed, bent; ashamed, abashed, bashful

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NAWA “dwarf”

Element in

  • G. naudra- “to abash, to make ashamed” ✧ GL/59

cam

adjective. bent, bowed; submissive, humble

Changes

  • camcam “bend, crooked” ✧ GL/25

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶kamba > cam[kamba] > [kamb] > [kam]✧ GL/25

gwegla

adjective. crooked

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWEÐE “*bend, loop” ✧ GL/46

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gwedh-¹ > gwegla[gʷeðlā] > [gʷeðla] > [gʷegla]✧ GL/46

craig

adjective. crooked

Derivations

Gnomish [GL/27; PE13/111] Group: Eldamo. Published by