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Gnomish

morn

adjective. dark, black

Changes

  • môr → morn ✧ GL/58

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MORO “*black, dark” ✧ LT1A/Mornië

Element in

  • G. Morgoth “*Black Strife” ✧ LT2/067; LT1A/Mornië
  • G. Mormagli “Black Sword” ✧ GL/58; LT1A/Mornië
  • G. Mornir “Black Grief” ✧ GL/58; LT1A/Mornië
  • G. Morwinthi “Arcturus” ✧ GL/58

Variations

  • môr ✧ GL/58 (môr)
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morth

noun. darkness

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MORO “*black, dark” ✧ LT1A/Mornië

Element in

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colw

adjective. black

Changes

  • colb → colw ✧ GL/26

Variations

  • colb ✧ GL/26 (colb)

fui

noun. night

Cognates

  • Eq. hui “dark, murk, fog; night, evening” ✧ LT1A/Fui; QL/041

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ǶUẎU “*darkness” ✧ GL/36; QL/041

Element in

  • G. fuior “deadly nightshade”
  • G. Durufui “Yule, (lit.) Log-night” ✧ LT1A/Turuhalmë
  • G. Fuil “Queen of the Dark” ✧ GL/36
  • G. Tarn Fui “Door of Night” ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√fuʒu > fui¹[xʷuɣu] > [fuɣu] > [fuɣ] > [fui]✧ GL/36
ᴱ√ǶUẎU > fui[xʷui] > [fui]✧ QL/041

Variations

  • fui¹ ✧ GL/36
  • Fui ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë
Gnomish [GL/36; LT1A/Fui; LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë; QL/041] Group: Eldamo. Published by