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Gnomish

hilwed

adjective. adolescent

A set of similar words in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “adolescent”, with variations {hildrin >>} hilwed, hithadrin and hilon, all based on the early root ᴱ√χili (GL/49). The last of these, hilon, might be a noun rather than an adjective.

Changes

  • hildrinhilwed ✧ GL/49

Derivations

  • ᴱ√HILI “*youth, offspring” ✧ GL/49

Variations

  • hilon ✧ GL/49
  • hildrin ✧ GL/49 (hildrin)
  • hithadrin ✧ GL/49

hilon

adjective. adolescent