Gnomish
dantha-
verb. to illuminate, light up, illustrate
Element in
- G. danthos “(artificial) light, illumination” ✧ GL/29
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A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “illuminate, light up, illustrate”, likely related to G. dant “lamp”, though this word was rejected (GL/29).