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Gnomish

gwer-

verb. to wind, turn, bend (tr.); to weave

In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien had the verb G. gwer- “wind, turn, bend” based the early root ᴱ√gu̯er, but Tolkien noted it was “often also used = plait or weave”, most notably as an element in the name G. Gwerlum “Gloomweaver” (GL/46). In the Name-list to the Fall of Gondolin from this period, Tolkien specified that gwere- “signifieth to weave or wind” (PE15/27).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWERE “whirl, twirl, twist” ✧ GL/46; LT1A/Gwerlum

Element in

  • G. gwerb(e)lin “top, whirligig, *(lit.) wind-unwind” ✧ GL/46
  • G. Gwerlum “Gloomweaver” ✧ LT1A/Gwerlum; PE15/27
  • G. gweron “spun, rounded, cylindrical” ✧ GL/46

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯er > gwer-[gwer-]✧ GL/46
ᴱ√gu̯er > gwîri[gʷērī] > [gʷīrī] > [gʷīri]✧ GL/46

Variations

  • Gwere- ✧ PE15/27
Gnomish [GL/46; LT1A/Gwerlum; PE15/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by