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Gnomish

ulin

noun/adjective. liquid

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as G. ulin “liquid” (GL/74), clearly a derivative of the early root ᴱ√ULU “pour, flow fast” (QL/97).

Neo-Sindarin: If adapted to (Neo) Sindarin, this word would be ᴺS. ylin with i-affection, probably originally an adjective formation: ✱ulin(a).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ULU “pour, flow fast”

glib

adjective. liquid

An adjective in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed {“dripping wet” >>} “liquid” (GL/39), probably derivatives of the early root ᴱ√LIQI which had derivatives like ᴱQ. liqin(a) “wet” (QL/54).

Changes

  • glib → glib “dripping wet” ✧ GL/39

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LIQI “flow, water; clear, transparent”

Variations

  • glib ✧ GL/39; GL/39 (glib)