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

farn

noun. mark, boundary; shore

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VARA “*separate”

Element in

  • G. sarofarn “the seashore” ✧ GL/34

far(o)n

adjective. separate, different, strange

Cognates

  • Eq. varya “different”

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
VARA“*separate”
-(i)on“adjectival suffix”

Variations

  • farn ✧ GL/34
  • faron ✧ GL/34

fad

adverb. enough

Derivations

Element in

  • G. fadro(n) “too much” ✧ GL/33 (fadro(n))
  • G. fadrin “sufficient” ✧ GL/33
  • G. fadra- “to sate, weary, ‘feed up’” ✧ GL/33
  • G. fadin “sated, saturated” ✧ GL/33

ulthanc

noun. [unglossed]

clidhron

noun. [unglossed]

Cognates

  • Eq. qilde “quiet, rest, hush” ✧ GL/23

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√qḷd > clidhron[kwḷðron] > [kḷðron] > [kliðron]✧ GL/23

pad

noun. [unglossed]

Derivations

  • ᴱ√PATA “*rap, tap” ✧ GL/63

noun. [unglossed]

prog

noun. [unglossed]

rab-

verb. [unglossed]

noun. [unglossed]

Variations

  • ✧ GG/14 ()

sind

noun. [unglossed]

trum

?. [unglossed]

brid-

verb. [unglossed]

Derivations

Element in

  • G. bridol “changing, varying, variable”

dôn

?. [unglossed]

Derivations

gatha

?. [unglossed]

@@@ form does not appear elsewhere and similar forms are not relevant

thail

noun. [unglossed]

Cognates

  • Eq. saile “[unglossed]” ✧ GL/72

thion

noun. [unglossed]

thrim

?. [unglossed]

tûn

noun. [unglossed]

praust

noun. [unglossed]

sinthi

pronoun. [unglossed]

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SI(N) “this here by me” ✧ GL/68

beb

adverb. [unglossed]

Element in

climbol

noun. [unglossed]

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TELE “cover in; close; finish”

Element in

Variations

  • Climbol ✧ PE13/104

thel

noun. [unglossed]

thelg

noun. [unglossed]

thil

noun. [unglossed]

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SILI “*gleam”

thû-

verb. [unglossed]

umeg

?. [unglossed]

’ôs

noun. [unglossed]

Derivations

  • ᴱ√OSO “*enclosure” ✧ QL/041