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Gnomish

ôth

noun. hole, opening

Cognates

  • Eq. apsa “hole, opening”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AFA “open, begin”

Element in

  • G. galoth “window, *(lit.) light hole” ✧ GL/37
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auth

noun. sunshine, warmth; noontide

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “sunshine, warmth; noontide” (GL/20), likely a derivative of the early root ᴱ√AWA “burn; be parched, yellow, warm” (QL/33). It also appeared as unglossed {ôth >>} auth in the Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying this document (PE13/111).

Changes

  • ôth → auth ✧ PE13/111

Derivations

  • ᴱ√AWA “burn; be parched, yellow, warm”

Element in

  • G. obauthri “afternoon” ✧ GL/61
  • G. authmeg “midday, high noon” ✧ GL/20
  • G. authmadri “midday meal” ✧ GL/20

Variations

  • ôth ✧ PE13/111 (ôth)
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