dram

noun. heavy stroke, heavy blow

A noun appearing as dramb, dram(m) in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “a heavy stroke or blow” derived from the root ᴹ√DARAM “beat, hew” (Ety/DARÁM). ᴱN. dramb, dram “heavy blow” also appeared in Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s (PE13/142).

drambor

noun. clenched fist; blow with a fist, clenched fist; blow with a fist; [G.] thudder

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “clenched fist, hence blow with fist”, a combination of dram “heavy blow” and paur “fist” (Ety/DARÁM). It seems this word can refer to both a punch with a fist and a clenched fist ready for a punch.

Conceptual Development: G. drambor was glossed “thudder” in the name G. Dramborleg “Thudder-sharp” (PE13/103; PE15/22).

dramb

noun. heavy stroke, a blow (of axe, etc.)

drambor

noun. clenched fist

drambor

noun. blow (with fist)

dramm

noun. heavy stroke, a blow (of axe, etc.)

drava-

verb. to hew

A verb for “to hew” in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing in its Noldorin-style infinitive form dravo under the root ᴹ√DARAM “beat, hew” (Ety/DARÁM).

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. flig- “hew” probably based on the early root ᴱ√FḶKḶ of similar meaning (GL/35; QL/38) as well as G. pelectha- “hew” related to G. peleg “axe” (GL/64).

paur

noun. fist

draf-

verb. to hew

lhong

adjective. heavy

lhong

adjective. heavy

paur

noun. fist (often used to mean "hand", its chief use was in reference of the tighly closed hand, as in using an implement or a craft-tool, rather than to the fist used in punching)