Early Noldorin
dathanc
adjective. unsteady
Elements
Word Gloss dan- “negative prefix attached to adjectives” tanc “firm, steady, steadfast”
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An adjective for “unsteady” in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s, a combination of ᴱN. tanc “steady” with the negative prefix for adjectives ᴱN. dan- (PE13/141).