Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

er

adjective. one

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

ermin

noun. desert, waste

ereth

noun. solitude, oneness, loneliness

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

erethrin

adjective. isolated, solitary, lonely

Gnomish [GL/33; LT1A/Tol Eressëa; PE13/093] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ermabwed

masculine name. One-handed

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

erth

noun. wish

er(e)tha-

verb. to isolate, rob, deprive

ereg

adjective. alone, only

erethog

adjective. isolated, solitary, lonely

ert

adverb. once, once only

erthi

adverb. also, as well, besides, too

erw

adverb. only

erwed

adjective. unique

eriol

masculine name. Eriol

nân

noun. mother

amil

noun. mother

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

armin

noun. desert, waste

Gnomish [GL/20; PE13/113] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aust

noun. summer

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

godaithri

noun. education, erudition; grammar

Gnomish [GG/08; GL/40] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mab(a)

noun. mother

Gnomish [GL/29; GL/57] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ost

noun. summer

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

amaith

noun. mother

daltha-

verb. to erect, set up

mabir

noun. mother

nanwin

noun. mother

safwen

noun. summer

ufra

adjective. outer

alos

noun. forest

A noun for “forest” the Gnomish Lexicon with an archaic variant †aloth, apparently an elaboration of G. âl “wood” (GL/19). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s it appeared as ᴱN. aulos “forest”, but this word was deleted (PE13/137).

Gnomish [GL/19; GL/62; LT2A/Golosbrindi] Group: Eldamo. Published by

goloth

noun. forest

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “forest”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgua-aloþ- (GL/41). This is likely a combination of ᴱ✶ŋu̯a “together” and some elaboration of the root ᴱ√ALA “spread”, the basis of “tree” words, so probably originally “✱together spread(ing)”. In The Gnomish Grammar it had the form gôloth (GG/8) and in Gnomish Lexicon Slips the form gawlas derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋgwa-alassa (PE13/114).

Gnomish [GG/08; GL/19; GL/41; LT2A/Golosbrindi; PE13/114] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mortha

adjective. dim

A word for “dim” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjective form of G. morth “darkness” (GL/58).

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

pui

noun. child

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “child” (GL/64), probably derived from the early root ᴱ√PU(HU) “generate” (QL/75).

gatha

?. [unglossed]

@@@ form does not appear elsewhere and similar forms are not relevant

ang

noun. iron

Gnomish [GL/19; GL/48; LT1A/Angaino; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Eriol; PE13/110] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angol

place name. Ironcliffs

Gnomish [GL/19; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1A/Eriol; LT1I/Angol; LT2I/Angol] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tûr

noun. king

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

climbol

noun. [unglossed]

ain

noun. god

Gnomish [GL/18; LT1A/Ainur; PE13/103; PE15/20; PE15/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

aith

noun. thorn

alwen

noun. tree

Gnomish [GL/19; LT2/215; LT2A/Duilin; LT2A/Galdor; PE13/109; PE15/24] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angband

place name. Hells of Iron

Gnomish [GL/19; LT1A/Angamandi; LT1I/Angband; LT2/051; LT2/077; LT2I/Angband; PE13/110; PE15/20; QL/031] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angorodin

place name. Iron Mountains

Gnomish [LB/049; LBI/Aiglir Angrin; LBI/Angorodin; LT2/077; LT2A/Angorodin; LT2I/Angorodin; SM/220; SMI/Angorodin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

arthi

adverb. also, as well, besides, too

Gnomish [GL/17; GL/20; PE13/113] Group: Eldamo. Published by

beb

adverb. [unglossed]

brid-

verb. [unglossed]

clidhron

noun. [unglossed]

daimoth

noun. heaven

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

dôn

?. [unglossed]

fegrin

adjective. free

galdon

noun. tree

Gnomish [LT2/215; LT2A/Duilin; LT2A/Galdor; PE13/104; PE15/24] Group: Eldamo. Published by

garth

adjective. beloved

glis

adjective. sweet

gûri

adjective. sweet

Gnomish [GL/43; QL/104] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hetheglon

noun. daisy

idril

feminine name. Beloved

Gnomish [GG/11; GG/15; GL/50; LT2/216; LT2A/Idril; LT2I/Idril; LT2I/Irildë; PE13/099; PE13/103; PE13/104; PE15/27] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mandra

adjective. noble

Gnomish [GL/56; LT1A/Mánir] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mavwin

noun. wish

Gnomish [GL/57; LT2A/Mavwin] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orc

noun. goblin

Gnomish [GL/63; LT1A/Orc; LT2A/Balcmeg; PE13/099; PE13/102; PE15/21; PE15/25] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orn

noun. tree

Gnomish [GL/19; GL/42; GL/62; LT2A/Galdor; LT2A/Hirilorn; PE13/109; PE13/115; PE13/116] Group: Eldamo. Published by

orod

noun. mountain

Gnomish [GL/63; LT1A/Kalormë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

oros

noun. rising

Gnomish [GL/62; GL/63; LT1A/Kalormë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

pad

noun. [unglossed]

sinthi

pronoun. [unglossed]

thail

noun. [unglossed]

thil

noun. [unglossed]

tigla-

verb. to prick

udathriol

adjective. countless

Gnomish [GL/69; GL/74; LT2A/Nínin-Udathriol] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ôn

noun. gift

Gnomish [GL/19; GL/62] Group: Eldamo. Published by

ûthi

noun. outside

’ôs

noun. [unglossed]

to

proper name. To

alm(oth)

noun. forest

bada-

verb. to build

noun. [unglossed]

gawlas

noun. forest

gur

adjective. sweet

melon

adjective. dear, beloved

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

meltha

adjective. dear, beloved

ort

noun. mountain

praust

noun. [unglossed]

prog

noun. [unglossed]

rab-

verb. [unglossed]

noun. [unglossed]

sind

noun. [unglossed]

thel

noun. [unglossed]

thelg

noun. [unglossed]

thion

noun. [unglossed]

thrim

?. [unglossed]

thû-

verb. [unglossed]

trum

?. [unglossed]

tîr

noun. king

tûn

noun. [unglossed]

ulthanc

noun. [unglossed]

umeg

?. [unglossed]