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Gnomish

rû

noun. mystery

rû

noun. dwelling, house

Cognates

  • Eq. rú “dwelling, village, hamlet”

Derivations

Element in

  • G. ruin “inhabited, tilled” ✧ GL/66

rûm

noun. secret, mystery

Variations

  • rû² ✧ GL/66 (rû²)
  • rû ✧ LT1A/Rúmil
Gnomish [GL/66; LT1/248; LT1A/Rúmil] Group: Eldamo. Published by

târ

noun. horn

Cognates

  • Eq. taru “horn” ✧ LT2A/Taruithorn

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TARA “*horn”

Element in

  • G. socthor “a drinking-horn” ✧ GL/68
  • G. sogridâr “a drinking-horn” ✧ GL/68
  • G. tarog “ox” ✧ GL/69; LT2A/Taruithorn
  • G. taru “horned” ✧ GL/69 (taru)
Gnomish [GL/68; GL/69; LT2A/Taruithorn] Group: Eldamo. Published by

-vran

suffix. dwelling

Cognates

Variations

  • -vron ✧ GL/24

-vron

suffix. dwelling

lin

noun. sound

Gnomish [LT1A/Lindelos] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cwist

noun. secret

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QISI “*whisper”

mugwen

adjective. secret

Changes

  • mugum → mugwen ✧ GL/58

Variations

  • mugum ✧ GL/58 (mugum)

gwast

noun. dwelling

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ŊWAÐA “tarry, linger” ✧ GL/47

Phonetic Developments

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ᴱ√ŋwa- > gwast[ŋʷaðt] > [ŋgʷaðt] > [gʷaðt] > [gʷaðt]✧ GL/47