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Gnomish

nal

noun. dale, vale

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dale, vale”, most likely a derivative of the root ᴱ√NḶĐḶ as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda).

Cognates

  • Eq. nal “dale, dell” ✧ LT1A/Murmenalda

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NḶĐḶ “*dell” ✧ LT1A/Murmenalda

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NḶDḶ > nal[nḹð] > [nalð] > [nal]✧ LT1A/Murmenalda

Variations

  • nal ✧ GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda
Gnomish [GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda] Group: Eldamo. Published by

nal

adverb. down, downwards

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NḶĐḶ “*dell” ✧ LT1A/Murmenalda

Element in

  • G. naldron “lower down” ✧ GL/59
  • G. nalos “sinking, setting, descent, a slope” ✧ GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda
  • G. naltha “downward, lower, lower-down; (av.) below, beneath” ✧ GL/59

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√NḶDḶ > nal[nḹð] > [nalð] > [nal]✧ LT1A/Murmenalda

Variations

  • nal ✧ GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda
Gnomish [GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tumli

noun. dale

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a dale” (GL/72), probably a derivative of the early root ᴱ√TUM(B)U as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Tombo; QL/95).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TUM(B)U “‽” ✧ LT1A/Tombo
Gnomish [GL/72; LT1A/Tombo] Group: Eldamo. Published by