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Gnomish

cur-

verb. to turn sour, curdle, congeal

Changes

  • cur- → cur- “to turn, curdle, congeal” ✧ GL/28

Cognates

  • Eq. tyuru- “to ‘turn’ milk, curdle (blood etc.)” ✧ GL/28

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KYURU “curdle” ✧ GL/28

Element in

  • G. curtha- “to curdle, to make cheese (tr.)” ✧ GL/28
  • G. curth “curd” ✧ GL/28

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√tyuru- > cauri[tʲūrī] > [kūrī] > [kaurī] > [kauri]✧ GL/28

Variations

  • cûr ✧ GL/25
Gnomish [GL/25; GL/28; PE13/112] Group: Eldamo. Published by