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

cant

cardinal. four

canthil

proper name. Canthil

cantharol

adjective. glaring, flaming

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “glaring, flaming”, an adjectival form of G. cantha “flame” (GL/25).

canthor

noun. blaze, flare, glare

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “blaze, flare, glare”, an elaboration of G. cantha “flame” (GL/25).

cantha

noun. flame

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “flame” (GL/25), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KṆŘṆ [KṆÐṆ] “shine” (QL/47).

cantrib

noun. square

cintha-

verb. to light, set alight

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “to light, set alight” with past form canthi (GL/26), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KṆŘṆ [KṆÐṆ] “shine” (QL/47) since ancient short became in but long ṇ̄ became an and ð became th before a consonant.

Gnomish [GL/25; GL/26] Group: Eldamo. Published by

a-

prefix. ?

gling

noun. music

maivenin

adjective. shapely

Gnomish [GL/22; GL/56] Group: Eldamo. Published by