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

noun. mystery

noun. dwelling, house

Cognates

  • Eq. “dwelling, village, hamlet”

Derivations

Element in

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

rûm

noun. secret, mystery

Variations

  • rû² ✧ GL/66 (rû²)
  • ✧ 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

  • mugummugwen ✧ 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