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

drith-

verb. it smells, smacks of, savours of

Cognates

  • Eq. narda- “to smell sweetly”

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√nṛþ- > drith-[nṛθ-] > [nriθ-] > [ndriθ-] > [driθ-]✧ GL/30
ᴱ√nṛþ- > nardi-[nṝθi] > [narθi] > [nardi]✧ GL/30