Gnomish
ant
noun. cheek; face
Cognates
- Eq. anta “cheek; jaw(s)” ✧ GL/19; PE13/110
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ✶ṃ̄t- > ant [ṃ̄t] > [ṇ̄t] > [ant] ✧ GL/19
gwint
noun. face
Derivations
- ᴱ√DYĒ “*gaze”
Element in
- G. gwinta- “to see” ✧ GL/46
- G. gwintha- “to face” ✧ GL/46
- G. ilwint “sky, heavens; (lit.) face of god”
- G. riga i·wint “*twist the face” ✧ GL/65
ôn
noun. gift
Cognates
- Eq. an “gift” ✧ GL/62
Derivations
- ᴱ√ANA “give, send towards”
Variations
- ōn ✧ GL/19
- ôn ✧ GL/62
A noun for “face” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, related to the verb G. gwinta- “to see” (GL/46); see that entry for possible etymologies.