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Gnomish

nethli

noun. long lush grass, little meadow

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “long lush grass, little meadow” (GL/60), probably related to ᴱQ. nessele “pasture” and thus derived from the same early root: ᴱ√NESE (QL/66).

Cognates

  • Eq. nessele “pasture, mead; pasturage”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NESE “give to feed; feed, pasture; graze”

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Variations

  • nethlin ✧ GL/40 (nethlin)
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