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

hamra-

verb. to abase, abash; to humble oneself

hamra

adjective. lowly, lowlying; base

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “lowly, lowlying; base” related to G. ham “ground” (GL/48).