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

gil-

verb. to gleam, shine pale and silver (as of the moon)

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GILI “*shine (pale)” ✧ GL/38

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√Gil- > gil-[gil-]✧ GL/38
ᴱ√Gil- > gaili[gīlī] > [gailī] > [gaili]✧ GL/38
Gnomish [GL/38; LT1A/Ingil] Group: Eldamo. Published by

gail

noun. star

Cognates

  • Eq. íle “star” ✧ GL/37; LT1A/Tinwetári

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GILI “*shine (pale)”

Element in

Variations

  • Gail ✧ GL/37
Gnomish [GL/37; LT1A/Tinwetári] Group: Eldamo. Published by

sint

noun. spark

Element in

  • G. sinta- “to sparkle” ✧ GL/67

Elements

WordGloss
SṆTYṆ“twinkle”