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

min

cardinal. one, single

Gnomish [GL/57; LT1A/Minethlos] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mindon gwar

place name. Mindon Gwar

Gnomish [LT2/291; LT2/313; LT2A/Mindon Gwar; LT2I/Gwar; LT2I/Mindon Gwar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mintha

adjective. ūna, in one place, together

An adverb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “ūna, in one place, together” based on G. min “one” (GL/57). As described by the editors, “ūna” is Latin for “at the same place or time, together”.

Gnomish [GL/41; GL/57] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mineth

noun. island

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “island” (GL/57), probably connected to the root ᴱ√MINI in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon as suggested by Christopher Tolkien, as it was the basis of other words for raised objects like ᴱQ. mindon “turret” (LT1A/Minethlos; QL/061).

Gnomish [GL/57; LT1A/Minethlos] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mindon

noun. tower

Gnomish [GL/57; LT1A/Minethlos; LT2/291; PE13/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

minethlos

place name. Argent Isle

Gnomish [GL/57; LT1/192; LT1/198; LT1A/Minethlos; LT1I/Minethlos] Group: Eldamo. Published by

minthon

noun. tower

migin

adjective. little

Gnomish [GL/57; GL/64] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gerd(h)olm

noun. mine

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “mine” with variants gerdolm and gerdholm, a combination of G. ger “ore” and G. dolm “pit” (GL/38).

gersauth

noun. mine

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “mine” with variants gersauth and gersoth, a combination of G. groth “ore” and G. sauth “hole” (GL/38).

ôm

noun. mind, heart, thought

gersoth

noun. mine

ba

preposition. in

bi

preposition. in

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/22] Group: Eldamo. Published by

grith-

verb. to attend to, tend, care, care for, mind

hirtha-

verb. to care for, mind, tend; to care, reck, mind

inc

adjective. little

Gnomish [GG/16; GL/26; GL/31; GL/51; GL/66] Group: Eldamo. Published by

a(d)

preposition. into

aina

adjective. small

am(b)ros(t)

noun. dawn

Gnomish [GL/19; PE13/110; PE13/114] Group: Eldamo. Published by

amrost

noun. dawn

aurost

noun. dawn

avin

preposition. into

beb

adverb. [unglossed]

bin

preposition. into

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/22] Group: Eldamo. Published by

brid-

verb. [unglossed]

cailtha-

verb. to kiss

cailthi

noun. kiss

Gnomish [GG/11; GL/24] Group: Eldamo. Published by

clidhron

noun. [unglossed]

climbol

noun. [unglossed]

climli

noun. heaven, sky

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “heaven, sky”, derived from the root ᴱ√tel- (GL/26). It is likely related to ᴱQ. telimbo “canopy, often used = sky” (QL/90), where the initial tel- became tl- and then tl- became cl-.

cwenn

noun. Elf

Gnomish [GL/28; GL/32; PE13/099; PE14/009] Group: Eldamo. Published by

daimoth

noun. heaven

Gnomish [GL/29; LT1A/Telimektar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dôn

?. [unglossed]

eg

noun. point

Gnomish [GL/31; GL/32] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elf

noun. heart

Gnomish [GL/32; LT2/202; PE15/23] Group: Eldamo. Published by

er

adjective. one

Gnomish [GL/32; LT1A/Tol Eressëa] Group: Eldamo. Published by

erwed

adjective. unique

noun. [unglossed]

gatha

?. [unglossed]

@@@ form does not appear elsewhere and similar forms are not relevant

grûda

noun. cave

haurost

noun. dawn

Gnomish [GL/20; LT1A/Ûr; PE13/114] Group: Eldamo. Published by

honn

noun. heart

ilf

noun. heart

Gnomish [GL/49; GL/50; LT1A/Ilverin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ineg

adjective. small

inig

adjective. small

Gnomish [GL/18; GL/51] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mad-

verb. to eat

mang

noun. butter

A word appearing as G. mang “butter” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/28), clearly related to ᴱQ. manya “butter” and thus derived from the early root ᴱ√MṆGṆ (QL/62).

Neo-Sindarin: I’d retain ᴺS. mang “butter” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin from a Neo-Root ᴺ√MANGYA, where ngy became ng in (Old) Sindarin (PE19/23).

mathusgi

noun. twilight

Gnomish [GL/56; GL/75; LT2A/Mathusdor; PE15/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pad

noun. [unglossed]

praust

noun. [unglossed]

prog

noun. [unglossed]

rab-

verb. [unglossed]

noun. [unglossed]

sind

noun. [unglossed]

sinthi

pronoun. [unglossed]

thail

noun. [unglossed]

thel

noun. [unglossed]

thelg

noun. [unglossed]

thil

noun. [unglossed]

thion

noun. [unglossed]

thlind

adjective. fine, slender

thrim

?. [unglossed]

thug

noun. [unglossed]

Gnomish [GG/12; GL/73] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thû-

verb. [unglossed]

trum

?. [unglossed]

tuilir

feminine name. Vána

Gnomish [GL/71; LT1A/Tuilérë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tûn

noun. [unglossed]

ulthanc

noun. [unglossed]

umeg

?. [unglossed]

’ôs

noun. [unglossed]