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

gwail

noun. air

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWILI “*fly” ✧ GL/45

Element in

  • G. gwailtha- “to air; expose to air” ✧ GL/45

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯il > gwail[gʷīl] > [gʷail]✧ GL/45

gwil-

verb. to sail, float, fly

Cognates

  • Eq. wili- “to sail, fly, float” ✧ GL/45; LT1A/Vilna

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWILI “*fly” ✧ GL/45; LT1A/Vilna

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯il > gwil-¹[gwil-]✧ GL/45
ᴱ√gu̯il > gwaili[gʷīlī] > [gʷailī] > [gʷaili]✧ GL/45

Variations

  • gwil-¹ ✧ GL/45
Gnomish [GL/23; GL/45; LT1A/Vilna] Group: Eldamo. Published by