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

fant

adjective. crooked, bent, bowed

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FṆTṆ “*crooked, twisted” ✧ GL/34; GL/35

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√fṇ̄t > fant[ɸṇ̄t] > [fṇ̄t] > [fant]✧ GL/34
Gnomish [GL/34; GL/35] Group: Eldamo. Published by

craig

adjective. crooked

Derivations

Gnomish [GL/27; PE13/111] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gwegla

adjective. crooked

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWEÐE “*bend, loop” ✧ GL/46

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gwedh-¹ > gwegla[gʷeðlā] > [gʷeðla] > [gʷegla]✧ GL/46