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Gnomish

fuin

adjective. secret, dark; hoarded

Cognates

  • Eq. foina “hidden, secret”
  • Eq. huiva “murky” ✧ LT1A/Fui

Derivations

  • ᴱ√FOƷO “hide, hoard, store up, lay up in secret” ✧ GL/36

Element in

  • G. Taurfuin “Forest of Night” ✧ LT1A/Fui

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√foχo > fuin[ɸoxna] > [foxna] > [foxn] > [foin] > [fuin]✧ GL/36

Variations

  • fuin ✧ GL/35 (fuin); GL/36; LT1A/Fui
Gnomish [GL/35; GL/36; LT1A/Fui] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fuin

adverb. worse

fui

noun. night

Cognates

  • Eq. hui “dark, murk, fog; night, evening” ✧ LT1A/Fui; QL/041

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ǶUẎU “*darkness” ✧ GL/36; QL/041

Element in

  • G. fuior “deadly nightshade”
  • G. Durufui “Yule, (lit.) Log-night” ✧ LT1A/Turuhalmë
  • G. Fuil “Queen of the Dark” ✧ GL/36
  • G. Tarn Fui “Door of Night” ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√fuʒu > fui¹[xʷuɣu] > [fuɣu] > [fuɣ] > [fui]✧ GL/36
ᴱ√ǶUẎU > fui[xʷui] > [fui]✧ QL/041

Variations

  • fui¹ ✧ GL/36
  • Fui ✧ LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë
Gnomish [GL/36; LT1A/Fui; LT1A/Tarn Fui; LT1A/Turuhalmë; QL/041] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fien

adverb. worse

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶feı̯n ✧ PE13/114; PE13/114

Variations

  • fuin ✧ PE13/114

cwist

noun. secret

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QISI “*whisper”

fegla

adjective. worse

Changes

  • fedron → fegla ✧ GL/34

Variations

  • fedron ✧ GL/34 (fedron)

feigien

adjective. worse

Derivations

morth

noun. darkness

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MORO “*black, dark” ✧ LT1A/Mornië

Element in

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

mugwen

adjective. secret

Changes

  • mugum → mugwen ✧ GL/58

Variations

  • mugum ✧ GL/58 (mugum)