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Gnomish

dol-

verb. to dig

A verb appearing as {dal- >>} dol- “dig” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√ndolo (GL/30). This root was glossed “delve” in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/65).

Changes

  • dal- → dol- ✧ GL/30

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NDOLO “delve” ✧ GL/30

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√ndolo- > dol-[ndol-] > [dol-]✧ GL/30

Variations

  • dal- ✧ GL/30 (dal-)