An adjective for “left” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶krumbā under the root ᴹ√KURUM (Ety/KURÚM). See N. crumguru for further discussion.
Noldorin
crum
noun. left hand
crum
noun. left hand
crumui
adjective. left-handed
crom
adjective. left
crom
noun. left
cam
noun. hand
cam
noun. hand
camb
noun. hand
camm
noun. hand
camm
noun. hand
hargam
noun. left-handed
heir
noun/adjective. left (hand)
mō
noun. hand
ON. hand
A noun for “the left hand” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ᴹ✶krumbē under the root ᴹ√KURUM (Ety/KURÚM). Under the root ᴹ√KUR Tolkien had crum “wile, guile”, but this was rejected. See N. crumguru for further discussion.