Gnomish
glo(r)nethlin
noun. meadowgold, buttercup
Variations
- glornethlin ✧ GL/40
- glonethlin ✧ GL/40
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A noun for a “buttercup” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with forms G. glornethlin and glonethlin, a combination of G. glôr “gold” and an adjectival form of G. nethli “meadow”, hence literally meaning “meadowgold” (GL/40).