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Gnomish

ôla

noun. cliff, seaward precipice

ôla

masculine name. God of Crafts

Changes

  • Ôla → Ôli ✧ GL/62
  • Óla → Óli ✧ LT1A/Aulë

Cognates

  • Eq. Aule “Smith” ✧ GL/18; GL/62; PE15/08; LT1A/Aulë; PE13/104; PE14/012

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶Ou̯lē > Ôli[oulē] > [oulē] > [ouli]✧ GL/62

Variations

  • Ôli ✧ GL/62
  • Óla ✧ LT1A/Aulë (Óla)
  • Óli ✧ LT1A/Aulë
  • Oglin ✧ PE13/104
  • Ôl ✧ PE13/104
  • Ola ✧ PE14/012; PE15/08
Gnomish [GL/18; GL/56; GL/62; LT1A/Aulë; PE13/104; PE14/012; PE15/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

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).

Changes

  • ôl² → ol “cliff” ✧ GL/62

Cognates

  • Eq. ollo “cliff, seaward precipice” ✧ GL/62; LT1A/Eriol

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶oldō “cliff, seaward precipice” ✧ GL/62
    • ᴱ√OLO “tip”

Element in

  • G. Angol “Ironcliffs” ✧ LT1A/Eriol

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶oldō > ôla[oldō] > [olda] > [olla] > [ōla]✧ GL/62

Variations

  • ôla ✧ GL/62
  • ôl² ✧ GL/62 (ôl²)
  • ôl ✧ LT1A/Eriol
  • óla ✧ LT1A/Eriol
Gnomish [GL/62; LT1A/Eriol] Group: Eldamo. Published by