A suffixal form of G. brann (GL/24); see S. barthan for discussion.
Gnomish
gwast
noun. dwelling
Derivations
- ᴱ√ŊWAÐA “tarry, linger” ✧ GL/47
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ŋwa- > gwast [ŋʷaðt] > [ŋgʷaðt] > [gʷaðt] > [gʷaðt] ✧ GL/47
cwast
adjective. shaking
Derivations
- ᴱ√QASA “*shake”
Element in
- G. maragwast “earth quake” ✧ GL/56
-vran
suffix. dwelling
Cognates
- Eq. -uran(do) “town” ✧ GL/24
Variations
- -vron ✧ GL/24
-vron
suffix. dwelling
A noun for “dwelling” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√[[ep|ŋwa[ð]-]] (GL/47).