salc

noun. green cut grass, ensilage

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “green cut grass, encilage [sic.]” (GL/66). According to the editors, “encilage” is probably a mispelling of “ensilage”, which is undried green grass stored as animal feed, as opposed to “fodder” which is normally dried. This Gnomish word is probably derived from the early root ᴱ√SḶKḶ and is related to ᴱQ. salki “grass” (QL/84).

Neo-Sindarin: The root ᴹ√SALAK remains the basis of “grass” words in Tolkien’s later writings (Ety/SALÁK), so I think this word can be salvaged for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, but should be modified to ᴺS. salch “green cut grass, ensilage” to better fit Sindarin phonology.

Cognates

• Eq. salki “grass”

Derivations

• ᴱ√SḶKḶ “*grass, mow”