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Gnomish

muil

noun. tarn

A word appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon glossed “tarn” (GL/58). Its etymology is unclear. In later writings, muil had a number of different meanings.

Cognates

  • Eq. moile “tarn” ✧ GL/58; LT2A/Umboth-muilin

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MOYO “*soft, gentle”

Element in

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tarn

noun. gate

Cognates

  • Eq. tarnon “door” ✧ LT1A/Moritarnon

Derivations

  • ᴱ√TARA “*across”

Element in

  • G. Taruithorn “Oxford” ✧ LT2A/Taruithorn
  • G. tarnon “porter” ✧ GL/69
  • G. Tarn Fui “Door of Night” ✧ LT1A/Moritarnon
  • G. Tarnin Austa “Gates of Summer” ✧ LT1A/Moritarnon
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