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Gnomish

man

masculine name. Man

Changes

  • ManwMan ✧ PE13/104

Cognates

  • Eq. Manwe ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Manwë; PE13/104

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MANA “*good (moral)”

Element in

Variations

  • Manw ✧ PE13/104 (Manw)
Gnomish [GL/18; GL/20; GL/43; GL/56; GL/68; LT1A/Manwë; PE13/104; PE15/26] Group: Eldamo. Published by

noun. hand

Cognates

  • Eq. “hand”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” ✧ GL/55

Variations

  • ✧ GG/14 ()
Gnomish [GG/14; GL/55; GL/57] Group: Eldamo. Published by

redhos

noun. land

don

pronoun. who

Derivations

  • ᴱ√DO “*interrogative base” ✧ GL/30

mord

noun. man, warrior; †shepherd

mort

noun. warrior, champion, hero; man; †sword, †shepherd

Changes

  • mordmort ✧ GL/58

Cognates

  • Eq. mavar(do) “shepherd” ✧ GL/58; LT1A/Telimektar; QL/062

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAWA “‽cry, bleat”

Derivatives

  • Eq. mordo “warrior, hero” ✧ LT1A/Telimektar; QL/062

Element in

  • G. Daimord “Shepherd of the Sky” ✧ GL/29; GL/58; LT1A/Telimektar

Variations

  • mord ✧ GL/29; GL/58 (mord); LT1A/Telimektar; QL/062
Gnomish [GL/29; GL/58; LT1A/Telimektar; QL/062] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gweg

noun. man, male of the Elda

Cognates

  • Eq. wenga “*male” ✧ GL/44
  • Eq. wie “*man, male of the Elda” ✧ GL/44

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶gu̯eg- ✧ GL/44; PE13/117
    • ᴱ√WAIK “*man, male” ✧ PE13/117
    • ᴱ√WI

Element in

  • G. golweg “*Gnomish man” ✧ PE13/117
  • G. gwaith “people” ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Bronweg; PE13/117
  • G. gwectha- “to impregnate, generate” ✧ GL/44
  • G. gwega nert “*strength of man” ✧ GG/15
  • G. gwegri “manhood (time or state)” ✧ GL/44
  • G. gwegrin “masculine” ✧ GL/44
  • G. gwegwed “male” ✧ GL/44
  • G. gwegweth “male sex, manhood (state)” ✧ GL/44
  • G. gwegwin “hermaphrodite” ✧ GL/44
  • G. gwionert “deed of valour” ✧ GL/44
  • G. i·weg fof “*man is a fool” ✧ GG/09
  • G. i·weg na an fofrin “man is a foolish creature” ✧ GG/09
  • G. -weg “masculine suffix” ✧ LT1A/Bronweg

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶gu̯eg- > gweg[wek] > [gʷek] > [gʷeg]✧ GL/44
ᴱ✶u̯ǝkḗ > gweg[wekē] > [gʷekē] > [gʷegē] > [gʷeg]✧ PE13/117
Gnomish [GG/09; GG/15; GL/44; LT1A/Bronweg; PE13/117] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ontha

pronoun. his

Element in

Gnomish [GG/11; GL/62] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aithrog

noun. warrior

Elements

WordGloss
aith“sword”
-og“agental suffix”

aithweg

noun. warrior

Elements

WordGloss
aith“sword”
-weg“masculine suffix”

gothweg

noun. warrior

Gnomish [GL/42; LT2A/Gothmog] Group: Eldamo. Published by