Gnomish
gerin
adjective. metallic
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!
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!
gerin
adjective. metallic
A word appearing as G. gerin “metallic” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjectival form of G. ger “ore, metal” (GL/38).
Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would update this word to ᴺS. tingen “metallic” based on the later word [N.] tinc “metal”.