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Early Noldorin

craith

noun. circle

Derivations

Element in

  • G. crithla- “to encircle; to circle, go round”
  • En. crithos “ring, ring; [G.] circle” ✧ PE13/140
  • G. crithos “circle, ring”
  • En. crithui “circular” ✧ PE13/140
  • G. crithog “circular”
Early Noldorin [PE13/140] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cruith

noun. spume

A noun appearing as ᴱN. {craith >>} cruith “spume” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/141); its etymology is unclear

Conceptual Development: G. craith appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “foam, froth, spume” (GL/26). The form G. craith “foam” also appears in Gnomish Lexicon Slips with additions to the Gnomish Lexicon (PE13/111).

Changes

  • craith → cruith “spume” ✧ PE13/141

Variations

  • craith ✧ PE13/141 (craith)
Early Noldorin [PE13/141] Group: Eldamo. Published by