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Gnomish

fui

noun. night

Cognates

  • Eq. hui “dark, murk, fog; night, evening” ✧ LT1A/Fui; QL/041

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ǶUẎU “*darkness” ✧ GL/36; QL/041

Element in

  • G. fuior “deadly nightshade”
  • G. Durufui “Yule, (lit.) Log-night” ✧ LT1A/Turuhalmë
  • G. Fuil “Queen of the Dark” ✧ GL/36
  • G. Tarn Fui “Door of Night” ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√fuʒu > fui¹[xʷuɣu] > [fuɣu] > [fuɣ] > [fui]✧ GL/36
ᴱ√ǶUẎU > fui[xʷui] > [fui]✧ QL/041

Variations

  • fui¹ ✧ GL/36
  • Fui ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë
Gnomish [GL/36; LT1A/Fui; LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë; QL/041] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fuil

feminine name. Queen of the Dark

Changes

  • Fuil → Fui ✧ PE14/014

Cognates

  • Eq. Fui “Death-goddess, Nienna” ✧ GL/18; GL/36; LT1A/Fui; PE14/014

Variations

  • Fui ✧ PE14/014
Gnomish [GL/18; GL/36; GL/49; GL/60; GL/61; LT1A/Fui; PE14/014] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fau-

verb. to smell, give off a smell

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FAWA “smell”

Variations

  • fau ✧ GL/34

bad

noun. path

Cognates

  • Eq. van “way, path”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel”

Element in

  • G. badweg “traveller; pedlar” ✧ GL/21 (badweg)
  • G. Bad Uthwen “Way of Escape”

Variations

  • bad ✧ GL/21 (bad)