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Gnomish

bad

noun. building, outhouse, shed

Derivations

  • ᴱ√BATA “*build”

Element in

  • G. bada- “to build” ✧ GL/21

Variations

  • bad ✧ GL/21

bad

noun. path

Cognates

  • Eq. van “way, path”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel”

Element in

  • G. badweg “traveller; pedlar” ✧ GL/21 (badweg)
  • G. Bad Uthwen “Way of Escape”

Variations

  • bad ✧ GL/21 (bad)

fech

adjective. bad

olch

adjective. bad

ulch

adjective. bad

throth

noun. beat

cwarth

adjective. evil, bad, wicked

Changes

  • cwardcwardh ✧ GL/28
  • cwardcwardh- ✧ GL/28

Cognates

  • Eq. qarda “bad” ✧ GL/28

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QṚÐṚ “*wicked, evil” ✧ GL/28

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√qṛđ > cwardh[kʷṝð] > [kʷarð] > [kʷarθ]✧ GL/28

Variations

  • cward ✧ GL/28 (cward); GL/28 (cward)

ulc

adjective. bad, evil, wicked

Changes

  • ŷl/ulolch “bad” ✧ PE13/115

Cognates

  • Eq. ulka “evil; bad, wicked, wrong”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ULU “*negative”
  • ᴱ✶ulkā ✧ PE13/115

Element in

  • G. ulcoth “wickedness” ✧ GL/74
  • G. ulcarm “sin” ✧ GL/74

Variations

  • olch ✧ PE13/115
  • ulch ✧ PE13/115
  • ŷl/ul ✧ PE13/115 (ŷl/ul)
Gnomish [GL/20; GL/74; PE13/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

faig

adjective. cruel

Changes

  • fwaigfaig ✧ GL/33

Cognates

  • Eq. maika “cruel” ✧ GL/33

Derivations

Element in

  • G. faigri “cruelty” ✧ GL/33

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶smaika- > faig[smaika] > [smaik] > [smaig] > [faig]✧ GL/33

Variations

  • fwaig ✧ GL/33 (fwaig)

fêg

adjective. bad, poor, wretched

Cognates

  • Eq. faika “bad, worthless, useless” ✧ GL/34

Derivations

Element in

  • G. fectha- “to destroy, ruin, spoil” ✧ GL/34
  • G. fecthi “less bad; baddish, naughty” ✧ GL/34
  • G. fegla “worse” ✧ GL/34
  • G. nin·ista feg “I feel ill” ✧ GL/52
  • G. emfeg “infamous, of evil name” ✧ GL/32

Variations

  • feg ✧ GG/16; GL/32 (feg); GL/34; GL/52; PE13/114
  • [fe]ch ✧ PE13/114
Gnomish [GG/16; GL/32; GL/34; GL/52; PE13/114] Group: Eldamo. Published by