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Gnomish

fair

adjective. free, unconstrained

Cognates

  • Eq. faire “free” ✧ LT1A/Dor Faidwen

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FAYA “*free” ✧ LT1A/Dor Faidwen

Element in

  • G. Faidron “Francis” ✧ GL/33
  • G. faidwen “freedom” ✧ GL/33; LT1A/Dor Faidwen
  • G. fairtha- “to set free, release” ✧ GL/33

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√FAYA > fair[ɸaire] > [faire] > [fair]✧ LT1A/Dor Faidwen
Gnomish [GL/33; LT1A/Dor Faidwen] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fegrin

adjective. free

Cognates

  • Eq. faika “free” ✧ QL/037

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FAYA “*free” ✧ QL/037

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√FAYA > fegrin[ɸaigrin] > [faigrin] > [fēgrin] > [fegrin]✧ QL/037

laib

adjective. green

Changes

  • glaibglaib “green” ✧ GL/39

Cognates

  • Eq. laiqa “green” ✧ GL/39; PE15/28

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LAẎA “be alive, flourish” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi

Element in

  • G. Legolas “Greenleaf” ✧ PE15/28
  • G. Laigolas “Green-leaf” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
  • G. laibrin “green, fresh, youthful” ✧ GL/52

Variations

  • glaib ✧ GL/39 (glaib); LT1A/Tári-Laisi
  • Laib ✧ PE15/28
  • laigo- ✧ PE15/28 (laigo-)
Gnomish [GL/39; GL/52; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; PE15/28] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mawr

adjective. good

brag

adjective. fresh

Element in

  • G. bractha- “to refresh; to revive, arouse, awaken” ✧ GL/23
  • G. brageth “freshness” ✧ GL/23

Variations

  • Brag ✧ GL/23

ladin

adjective. level, smooth; fair, equitable

Cognates

  • Eq. latsina “level, smooth” ✧ QL/050

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LAHA “*open, extend” ✧ QL/050

Element in

  • G. ladinios “equity” ✧ GL/52
  • G. Tumladin “Valley of Smoothness” ✧ LT2A/Ladwen-na-Dhaideloth
Gnomish [GL/52; LT2A/Ladwen-na-Dhaideloth; QL/050] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwanin

adjective. beautiful

gwandra

adjective. beautiful

Cognates

  • Eq. vane “fair, lovely” ✧ LT1A/Vána

Element in

Variations

  • gwanin ✧ GL/44
Gnomish [GG/09; GG/15; GG/16; GL/44; LT1A/Vána] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mora

adjective. good

Cognates

  • Eq. mára “mighty, power[ful], doughty; good, excellent, useful (of things)”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MAHA “grasp”

Element in

Variations

  • mawr ✧ PE13/115
Gnomish [GG/10; GG/15; GG/16; GL/17; GL/56; GL/57; PE13/115] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwant

noun/adjective. beautiful, fair; loveliness

Cognates

  • Eq. vanta “?beautiful”
  • Eq. vane “fair, lovely” ✧ LT1A/Vána

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VANA “*beauty” ✧ LT1A/Vána

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√VANA > gwant[want] > [gʷant] > [gʷanθ] > [gʷant]✧ LT1A/Vána
Gnomish [GL/44; LT1A/Vána] Group: Eldamo. Published by