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Gnomish

el

conjunction. or

elc

noun/adverb. else, something else

ellon

masculine name. Ellon

Gnomish [LT2I/Ellon] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eltas

masculine name. Eltas

Gnomish [LT1I/Eltas; LT2I/Eltas] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eleg

adjective. other, else

elfel

adjective. different, like something else

elm(en)

noun. wonder; singular, marvelous or unique thing; something strange

Gnomish [GL/32; PE13/116] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elma-

verb. to marvel at, admire

elfrin(iol)

masculine name. Littleheart

Gnomish [GL/32; LT2/050; LT2/201; LT2I/Elfriniel; LT2I/Elfrith; LT2I/Ilfiniol; PE15/20] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elfrith

proper name. Littleheart

Gnomish [GL/32; LT2/202; LT2I/Elfriniel; LT2I/Elfrith; PE13/102; PE15/20; PE15/23] Group: Eldamo. Published by

el(u)m

interjection. think of that!

elef

noun. half, half a ...

Gnomish [GL/32; GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elegrin

adjective. different, strange

elf

noun. heart

Gnomish [GL/32; LT2/202; PE15/23] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elf(in)

cardinal. five

Gnomish [GL/32; GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elt

noun. change

elt

noun. dig, poke (probe), tug, lug

elta-

verb. to draw, tug, lug; to thrust, dig, poke (inward)

eltha

adverb. or, otherwise

eltha-

verb. to alter, change

elwing

feminine name. Lake Foam

Gnomish [GL/17; GL/32; LT2A/Elwing; LT2I/Elwing] Group: Eldamo. Published by

elfeg

adjective. half

limp(elis)

noun. drink of the fairies

Gnomish [GL/54; LT1A/limpë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

limfelis

noun. drink of the fairies

crig

noun. elbow

A noun appearing as G. crig “elbow” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s and related to G. carc “fang” (GL/25, 27) and so probably derived from the early root ᴱ√KṚKṚ from which Qenya “fang” words were derived (QL/48).

Neo-Sindarin: I think it is worth retaining ᴺS. crig “elbow” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, but reimagined as an elaboration on √RIK “twist” (VT39/7).

Gnomish [GL/25; GL/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwindod

noun. elder tree; elderberry

A word appearing as G. gwindod “elder tree; elderberry” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a combination of G. gwin “woman” and G. dod “berry”, hence more literally “✱woman berry” (GL/45).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would update this word to ᴺS. gwennod “elder tree; elderberry, ✱(lit.) maiden berry” using the later word S. gwend “maiden”.

eglamar

place name. Elfinesse, Elfhome

Gnomish [GL/32; LT1A/Eldamar; LT2A/Eglamar; LT2I/Eglamar] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cwenn

noun. Elf

Gnomish [GL/28; GL/32; PE13/099; PE14/009] Group: Eldamo. Published by

funt

noun. elephant

lalm

noun. elm, elm-wood

Gnomish [GL/52; LT1A/Alalminórë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lalmir

noun. elm tree

Gnomish [GL/52; LT1A/Alalminórë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eglavain

proper name. Elfinesse?

Gnomish [LT2I/Eglavain] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hôs

proper name. Eld

Gnomish [GL/49; LT1A/Vailimo] Group: Eldamo. Published by

larm

noun. elm, elm-wood

tilithrin

adjective. elfin

haimadri

adjective. lunch, food in morning, elevens

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “lunch, food in morning, elevens”, a combination of G. hai “early” and G. madri “meal” (GL/20).

cweneglin

noun. *Elvish (Qenya)

Gnomish [GL/28; PE14/009] Group: Eldamo. Published by

faigri

noun. cruelty

cwedhrin

noun. *Elvish (Qenya)

horoth

adjective. age, eld, oldness

Gnomish [GL/49; LT1A/Vailimo] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thaigra

adjective. choice, select, elegant

ilon

noun. sky

A word for “sky” in an early name list from the 1910s and appearing in a couple early names: G. Thlim Quing Ilon “✱Folk of the Heavenly Arc” and G. Cris o Teld Quing Ilon “Gully of the Rainbow Roof” (PE13/101, 104), the latter revised to G. Cris Ilbranteloth (LT2/202). In the contemporaneous Gnomish Lexicon, however, G. Ilon was the name of Ilúvatar (GL/50).

Gnomish [LT2A/Teld Quing Ilon; PE13/104; PE15/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

limfa

noun. drink of the fairies

A noun appearing as G. limp and longer limpelis in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with the gloss “the drink of the fairies” (GL/54). Tolkien tentatively revised these in pencil to limfa and limfelis, and these two forms appeared in a name list from this same period (PE15/7). These forms did not appear again, but its Quenya cognate ᴹQ. limpe “wine” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s (Ety/LIP).

Gnomish [GL/54; PE15/07] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mîr

noun. wine

The words for “wine” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s were (archaic) G. †mîr and (ordinary) G. miros (GL/57), both related to ᴱQ. miru “wine” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/61).

Neo-Sindarin: In Tolkien’s later writing, S. mîr was “jewel” and S. miruvor was a loan word from Q. miruvórë, where the initial element was based on Val. mirub “wine” (PE17/37-38; WJ/399). As such I use ᴺQ. miru for “wine”, and I would also used ᴺS. miru for “wine” as another loan word from Quenya and an element in S. miruvor. This assumes both “wine” (from grapes) and miruvor were drinks introduced by the Noldor.

Gnomish [GL/57; LT1A/Miruvor] Group: Eldamo. Published by

timbridhil

feminine name. Queen of Stars

Precursor to S. Elbereth from the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, a combination of tim “star” and Bridhil “queen” (GL/24, 70). In this period, only its Qenya equivalent ᴱQ. Tinwetári was used in the narratives. The name did appear in the earliest Silmarillion drafts of the late 1920s (SM/82), and a variant of this name, N. Timbredhil, appeared in The Etymologies from the 1930s (Ety/TIN), but starting with the Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, Tolkien consistently used Elbereth instead.

Gnomish [GL/18; GL/24; GL/71; LT1A/Tinwetári; PE14/014] Group: Eldamo. Published by

luithon

noun. sky

A word for “sky” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an elaboration of G. lui “blueness” (GL/55).

silwin

noun. swan

A word for “swan” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/67), probably related to ᴱQ. siloine of the same meaning (QL/83).

cwing

noun. bow

Gnomish [GL/28; LT2A/Teld Quing Ilon; PE13/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dai

noun. sky

Gnomish [GL/29; LT1A/Telimektar; PE13/112] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ermabwed

masculine name. One-handed

Gnomish [LT2/034; LT2A/Elmavoitë; LT2A/Ermabwed; LT2I/Elmavoitë; LT2I/Ermabwed] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ilfrin

masculine name. Littleheart

Gnomish [GL/50; LT1A/Ilverin; LT2/050; LT2/201; LT2I/Elfriniel; LT2I/Ilfiniol; LT2I/Ilfrin; SMI/Ilfiniol] Group: Eldamo. Published by

luim

adjective. blue

Gnomish [GL/55; LT1A/Nielluin; LT2A/Fangluin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

umboth-muilin

place name. Pools of Twilight

Gnomish [LT2/225; LT2A/Umboth-muilin; LT2I/Aelin-uial; LT2I/Umboth-muilin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ailwing

feminine name. Lake Foam

Gnomish [GL/17; GL/32; PE13/108] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alc(hor)

noun. shrine, fane, temple

Gnomish [GL/18; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alfa

noun. swan

Gnomish [GL/18; GL/67; LT1A/Alqaluntë; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alfuil(in)

noun. swan

Gnomish [GL/19; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alm

noun. back (from shoulder to shoulder), shoulders

Gnomish [GL/19; LT2A/Egalmoth; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alw(eg)

adjective. lofty (of living things, trees, men)

Gnomish [PE13/109; PE13/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

atha

cardinal. two

aust

noun. summer

Gnomish [GL/20; GL/63; LT2A/Tarnin Austa; PE13/110] Group: Eldamo. Published by

adverb. here

er

adjective. one

Gnomish [GL/32; LT1A/Tol Eressëa] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gailbridh(n)ir

feminine name. Queen of Stars

Gnomish [GL/24; GL/37; GL/71; LT1A/Tinwetári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

honn

noun. heart

ilbrant

noun. rainbow

Gnomish [GL/24; GL/50; GL/65; LT1A/Ilwë; LT1A/Ilweran] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ilf

noun. heart

Gnomish [GL/49; GL/50; LT1A/Ilverin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lûm

noun. time

Gnomish [GL/55; LT1A/Lúmin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ost

noun. summer

Gnomish [GL/63; PE13/110] Group: Eldamo. Published by

suil

noun. daughter

Gnomish [GG/11; GL/36; GL/68; GL/73] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thaig

noun. choice

tinthurwin

feminine name. Queen of Stars

Gnomish [GL/24; GL/71; LT1A/Tinwetári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fith

noun. single hair

Gnomish [GL/35; LT2A/Glorfindel] Group: Eldamo. Published by

a

preposition. from

Gnomish [GG/11; GL/17; PE13/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alf

noun. swan

aluin

masculine name. Time

Gnomish [LT1/219; LT1/222; LT1A/Lúmin; LT1I/Aluin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

bart

noun. change

cailthi

noun. kiss

Gnomish [GG/11; GL/24] Group: Eldamo. Published by

dori

noun. queen

engan

noun. spear

enn

noun. name

gail

noun. star

Gnomish [GL/37; LT1A/Tinwetári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ilvrant

noun. rainbow

im

noun. fairy

Gnomish [GL/32; GL/51; LT1A/Inwir; PE13/099; PE14/009] Group: Eldamo. Published by

le

preposition. and

lemp

noun. half

Gnomish [GL/32; GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by

luin

adjective. blue

lôs

noun. flower

Gnomish [GL/40; GL/52; GL/55; LT1A/Gar Lossion; LT1A/Minethlos; LT2A/Duilin; LT2A/Lôs; PE13/104; PE15/28] Group: Eldamo. Published by

lûr

noun. slumber

Gnomish [GL/55; LT1A/Lórien] Group: Eldamo. Published by

miros

noun. wine

Gnomish [GL/57; LT1A/Miruvor] Group: Eldamo. Published by

morth

noun. darkness

Gnomish [GL/58; LT1A/Mornië] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mu

preposition. from

o

preposition. from

olm

noun. dream

Gnomish [GL/62; LT1A/Lórien] Group: Eldamo. Published by

quing

noun. bow

safwen

noun. summer

sint

noun. spark

sui

noun. daughter

adverb. here

Gnomish [GL/52; GL/68] Group: Eldamo. Published by

turwin

noun. queen

Gnomish [GL/72; LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; PE13/095; PE15/08] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tîr

noun. king

tûr

noun. king

Gnomish [GG/15; GL/72; LT1A/Meril-i-Turinqi; PE13/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

um

pronoun. we

umin

pronoun. we

to

proper name. To