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Gnomish

lim

adjective. many

Cognates

  • Eq. limbe “a number” ✧ GG/15; GL/54
  • Eq. limba “many”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ “*many”

Element in

Variations

  • lim ✧ GG/15; GL/17
Gnomish [GG/15; GL/17; GL/54] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lim

noun. sheaf, bundle

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIMI “*bind”
Gnomish [GL/52; GL/54] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-lim

suffix. many

Cognates

  • Eq. -li “many, multiplicative suffix” ✧ GG/15
  • Eq. limbe “a number” ✧ LT2A/Gondothlim

Element in

  • G. Goldothrim “People of the Gnomes” ✧ LT2A/Gondothlim
  • G. Gondothlim “Folk of Stone, Dwellers in Stone” ✧ LT2A/Gondothlim; LT2A/Gondothlim; PE15/26
  • G. Lothlim “People of the Flower” ✧ LT2A/Gondothlim
  • G. Rodothlim

Variations

  • lim ✧ LT2A/Gondothlim
  • -rim ✧ LT2A/Gondothlim
Gnomish [GG/15; LT2A/Balcmeg; LT2A/Gondothlim; PE15/26; QL/053] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gaul

noun. light

ing

noun. fish

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√IWI “*fish”

Element in

  • G. igli “young of fish, small fry” ✧ GL/51

asc

noun. water

A noun glossed “water” appearing in the Official Name List for the Lost Tales of the 1910s, probably based on the early root ᴱ√ASAKA which was used for words meaning “waterfall” (PE13/101).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ASAKA “*waterfall”

Element in

Variations

  • asc ✧ PE13/101