Gnomish
crista-
verb. to slash, cut, slice
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!
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!
crista-
verb. to slash, cut, slice
A verb appearing as G. crista- “slash, cut, slice” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, related to G. criss “cleft, gash, gully” (QL/47) and clearly based on the early root ᴱ√KIRISI (QL/47).
Neo-Sindarin: Since both S. criss “cleft” and the root ᴹ√KIRIS survived in Tolkien’s later writings, I think ᴺS. crista- “to slash, cut, slice” can be retained for purposes of Neo-Sindarin. I would further assume it is a larger or more violent cut than rista- “cut”.