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Gnomish

gwidh-

verb. to weave (tr.)

The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had the verb G. gwidh- “weave (tr.)” based the early root ᴱ√gu̯iđ (GL/46).

Neo-Sindarin: I’d update this verb to ᴺS. gwir- “to weave” based on the later weaving root √WIR (PE17/191; VT39/10). Fiona Jallings previously suggested ᴺS. gwer- “to weave, wind, spin, twist” based on √WER “weave” (PE17/33) and inspired by G. gwer- “weave, wind” (PE15/27), but √WER is from around 1957 and is not compatible with Q. Vairë “Weaver”, so I prefer the 1959-60 form of the root: √WIR.

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWIÐI “*plait, weave” ✧ GL/46; LT1A/Gwerlum

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gu̯iđ > gwidh-[gwið-]✧ GL/46
Gnomish [GL/46; LT1A/Gwerlum] Group: Eldamo. Published by

Early Primitive Elvish

gwiði

root. *plait, weave

Changes

  • WIÐI → GWIÐI ✧ QL/103

Derivatives

  • Eq. winda “woof” ✧ LT1A/Gwerlum; QL/103
  • Eq. wiste “weft” ✧ LT1A/Gwerlum; QL/103
  • Eq. windele “loom” ✧ LT1A/Gwerlum; QL/103
  • Eq. Wiruin ✧ LT1A/Gwerlum
  • G. gwaidhin “web” ✧ GL/46
  • G. gwaidhi “a rime (i.e. the 2 actual rhyming words)” ✧ GL/46
  • G. gwith “net” ✧ GL/46
  • G. gwidh- “to weave (tr.)” ✧ GL/46; LT1A/Gwerlum
  • G. gwidhin “woof” ✧ GL/46
  • G. gwist “weft” ✧ GL/46
  • G. gwingli “loom” ✧ GL/46

Element in

  • Eq. Wirilóme “Gloomweaver” ✧ LT1A/Gwerlum; QL/103
  • G. gwithadr “shuttle” ✧ GL/46

Variations

  • gu̯iđ ✧ GL/46
  • gwidh- ✧ GL/46
  • WIÐI ✧ QL/104 (WIÐI)
Early Primitive Elvish [GL/46; LT1A/Gwerlum; QL/103; QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by