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Gnomish

laith

adjective. *lost

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIÞI “*flow of time”

Element in

Gnomish [GG/11; GG/12] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lost

noun. blossom, bloom

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “blossom, bloom” (GL/54), probably based on the early root ᴱ√LOHO [loχo] (GL/52; QL/55). A form loss appeared next to (etymologically unrelated) G. lôs “flower” that might be a variant of lost (GL/52).

Cognates

  • Eq. lóte “flower, bloom, blossom”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LOHO “*flower”

Variations

  • loss ✧ GL/52
Gnomish [GL/52; GL/54; LT1A/Gar Lossion] Group: Eldamo. Published by

loss

noun. blossom, bloom

haim

adjective. gone, departed, lost

haithin

adjective. gone, departed, lost

Element in

Variations

  • haim ✧ GL/47; LT2A/Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva
  • Haithin ✧ LT2A/Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva
Gnomish [GL/47; LT2A/Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nil

adjective. empty

bandra

adverb. away, gone, departed, lost

Cognates

  • Eq. vanwa “gone, on the road, past, over, lost”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel”

Element in

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