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

lemp

noun. half

Gnomish [GL/32; GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lemp

noun. crooked finger; little finger

lempachùn

noun. wishbone

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “wishbone”, a combination of G. lempa- “crook” and G. hûn “bone” (GL/53).

lempa-

verb. to beckon, crook the finger

elf(in)

cardinal. five

Gnomish [GL/32; GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elfeg

adjective. half

leb-

verb. to pick, pluck, take or feel or touch with fingers, cull

leptha

noun. finger

Gnomish [GG/13; GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sath

cardinal. ten