Gnomish
gwadhra
adjective. habitable
Derivations
- ᴱ√ŊWAÐA “tarry, linger” ✧ GL/47
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ŋwa- > gwadhra [ŋʷaðrā] > [ŋgʷaðrā] > [gʷaðrā] > [gʷaðra] ✧ GL/47
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An adjective appearing as G. gwadhra “habitable” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√[[ep|ŋwa[ð]-]] (GL/47).
Neo-Sindarin: Tolkien abandoned this early root, so I would adapt this word as ᴺS. bardhor “habitable” based on S. bardh “home” (PE17/164).