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

ôl

noun. forearm; bough

A noun meaning both “forearm” and “bough” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/62), related to G. alos “forest” and hence likely derived from the early root ᴱ√ALA “spread” (GL/19; QL/29). The long ô was likely the result of the Gnomish sound change whereby long [[g|[ā] became [ō]]] (GG/14). According to the editors ôl had another gloss “knee” that was deleted.

ôl

noun. height, stature

A word for “height, stature” in the Gnomish Lexicon Slips of the 1910s derived from primitive ᴱ✶alō (PE13/115), appearing after and probably related to G. alw(eg) “lofty” as suggested by the editors (PE13/109). Tolkien specified ôl had no plural.

ôla

masculine name. God of Crafts

Gnomish [GL/18; GL/56; GL/62; LT1A/Aulë; PE13/104; PE14/012; PE15/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ôla

noun. cliff, seaward precipice

ol

noun. cliff, seaward precipice

A noun for “cliff, seaward precipice” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with variants ol and {ôl >>} ôla, derived from primitive ᴱ✶oldō (GL/62).

Gnomish [GL/62; LT1A/Eriol] Group: Eldamo. Published by

olm

noun. dream

Gnomish [GL/62; LT1A/Lórien] Group: Eldamo. Published by