A noun for “stem” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/73), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√SIRIP (QL/84). It had a dialectical variant G. fripthon, but that word was glossed “stalk” (GL/36).
Gnomish
bactha
noun. leg
Derivations
- ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel”
leg
adjective. keen, sharp, piercing
(g)leg
adjective. keen, sharp, piercing
Cognates
- Eq. laika “keen, sharp” ✧ GL/53; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; QL/050
Derivations
Element in
- G. Dramborleg “Thudder-sharp” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
- G. Legolast “Keen-sight” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
- G. nuthleg “keen-nosed” ✧ GL/61
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶leika > leg [leika] > [lēka] > [lēk] > [lēg] > [leg] ✧ GL/53 Variations
- gleg ✧ GL/39; GL/53
- lêg ✧ GL/39; GL/53; LT1A/Tári-Laisi
- leg ✧ GL/53; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; QL/050
- -leg ✧ GL/61 (-leg)
laib
adjective. green
Changes
- glaib → glaib “green” ✧ GL/39
Cognates
- Eq. laiqa “green” ✧ GL/39; PE15/28
Derivations
- ᴱ√LAẎA “be alive, flourish” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
Element in
Variations
- glaib ✧ GL/39 (glaib); LT1A/Tári-Laisi
- Laib ✧ PE15/28
- laigo- ✧ PE15/28 (laigo-)
thripthon
noun. stem
Derivations
- ᴱ√SIRIPI “*stalk”
fripthon
noun. stalk
Derivations
- ᴱ√SIRIPI “*stalk”
thrimp
noun. stalk
A noun appearing as G. thrimp “a stalk” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/73), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√SIRIP (QL/84).
Neo-Sindarin: I retain ᴺS. thrimp “stalk” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, based on an updated Neo-Root ᴺ√THIRIP to better fit Sindarin phonology.
Derivations
- ᴱ√SIRIPI “*stalk”
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s for “a leg” (GL/21), clearly with a different etymology than ᴱQ. pelko “leg” (QL/73), probably derived instead from the early root ᴱ√VAHA “travel” (QL/99).