Gnomish
er(e)tha-
verb. to isolate; to rob, deprive
-tha
suffix. verb suffix
-c
suffix. noun or adjective suffix
-ra
suffix. verb suffix
-sta
suffix. verb suffix
-tha
suffix. noun or adjective suffix
fufuin
noun. hoard
fuis
noun. hoard
fund
noun. hoard
fô(tha)
noun. hoard
fûn
noun. hoard
There were various words for “hoard” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, all based on the early root ᴱ√foχo and related to ᴱQ. foa “hoard, treasure” (GL/36; QL/38). Of these, only G. fuis and G. fûn were retained, the latter with a variant fufuin. Tolkien had fû “hoard”, but this was revised to fuis. Tolkien also had {fûl >> fund >>} fûn, and {fûlin or fûlim >>} fûn. On another page he had G. fô or fôtha “a hoard”, but these were revised to G. fô “snow” and G. fôtha “it snows” respectively (GL/35). Before their change in meaning, these last two were connected to (rejected) G. fâ- “have, hold, possess” (GL/33).