Gnomish
mal-
verb. to chew
Derivations
- ᴱ√MALA “crush, squeeze, pulp”
Element in
- G. môl “the (inside of the) mouth”
culu
noun. gold
Cognates
- Eq. kulu “gold” ✧ LT2A/Glingol; PE15/22
Derivations
- ᴱ√KULU “gold” ✧ LT1A/Kulullin
Element in
- G. Culugorm “disc of gold” ✧ GL/27
- G. Culugrithnir “ring of gold” ✧ GL/27
- G. Culuvrad “wain of gold” ✧ GL/27
- G. culwin “golden” ✧ GL/27
- G. Glingol “Singing Gold” ✧ LT2A/Glingol; PE15/22
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√KULU > culu [kulū] > [kulu] ✧ LT1A/Kulullin Variations
- Culu ✧ GL/27 (Culu); LT2A/Glingol (Culu); PE15/22 (Culu)
- Culon ✧ LT2A/Glingol (Culon); PE15/22 (Culon)
glôr
noun. gold
Cognates
- Eq. laure “(mystic name of) gold” ✧ GL/40; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/25; LT1A/Laurelin; QL/051
Derivations
- ᴱ√LOURI “*gold” ✧ QL/051
Element in
- G. Glorund ✧ GL/40; LT2A/Glorfalc
- G. Glorfindel “Gold-tress, Goldlocks” ✧ GL/40; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/25
- G. glôriol “golden, like gold” ✧ GL/40; LT1A/Laurelin
- G. glôrin “golden, of gold” ✧ GL/40; LT1A/Laurelin
- G. glo(r)nethlin “meadowgold, buttercup” ✧ GL/40
- G. Glorvent “Ship of Gold” ✧ GL/40; LT1A/Glorvent
- G. Glorfalc “Golden Cleft” ✧ GL/40; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/25
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√LOU̯RI > glôr [louri] > [lōri] > [lōr] > [glōr] ✧ QL/051 Variations
- Glor- ✧ LT1A/Glorvent
- Glor ✧ LT2A/Glingol; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/22; PE15/25
A verb appearing as G. mal- “to chew” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/56), perhaps based on the early root ᴱ√MALA “crush” (QL/58).
Neo-Sindarin: The root became ᴹ√MBAL in The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/MBAL), whose Sindarin derivatives would start with bal- conflicting with later forms like S. bal- “✱to have [divine] power” (PE17/131). For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would use ᴺS. nadh- “to chew, gnaw” from ᴹ√NYAD “gnaw” (Ety/NYAD).