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

telu-

verb. to close, end, finish

Gnomish [GL/70; LT1A/Teleri] Group: Eldamo. Published by

telu

noun. end

Gnomish [GL/70; LT1A/Teleri] Group: Eldamo. Published by

adjective. high

Gnomish [GL/29; LT1A/Qalmë-Tári; LT1A/Taniquetil; PE13/112] Group: Eldamo. Published by

teld

noun. roof

Gnomish [GL/70; PE13/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

teltha-

verb. cover in

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s gloss “cover in” meaning “close with a roof, lid, canopy, etc.”, based on the early root ᴱ√tel- “cover in; close; finish” (GL/70).

telthon

noun. roof