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Gnomish

orm

noun. hill top, summit

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “hill top, summit” (GL/63), likely derived from the root ᴱ√ORO with its Qenya cognate ᴱQ. orme “summit, crest, hilltop” (QL/70).

Cognates

  • Eq. orme “summit, crest, hilltop” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë
Gnomish [GL/63; LT1A/Kalormë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orma

masculine name. Orma

Cognates

  • Eq. Orome ✧ GL/63; GL/18; LT1A/Aldaron; LT1A/Oromë; PE14/012

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶Ŏrŏmǣ ✧ GL/63
    • ᴱ√OÐO “*dawn”
  • ᴱ√OÐO “*dawn” ✧ LT1A/Oromë

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶Ŏrŏmǣ > Orma[oromǣ] > [oroma] > [orma]✧ GL/63

Variations

  • Ormon ✧ GL/26
  • Orm’ ✧ PE14/012
Gnomish [GL/18; GL/19; GL/26; GL/63; LT1A/Aldaron; LT1A/Oromë; PE14/012] Group: Eldamo. Published by