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

cingra

adjective. plaited

An adjective in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “plaited” (GL/26). It might be related to the early root ᴱ√KANGA [KAŊA] “weave” (QL/45) since short syllabic ṇ became in in Gnomish, so perhaps ✱kŋ̣gra > ✱cingra.

cingra-

verb. to plait

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “to plait” (GL/26). It might be related to the early root ᴱ√KANGA [KAŊA] “weave” (QL/45) since short syllabic ṇ became in in Gnomish, so perhaps ✱kŋ̣gra- > ✱cingra-.

cingrafindl

noun. pigtail

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as {cingrafindel >> cingrafingel >>} cingrafindl “pigtail” (GL/26), a combination of G. cingra “plaited” and G. findel “tress”.