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Gnomish

gilm

noun. moonlight, silver light

A word for “moonlight, silver light” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√Gil- (GL/48).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GILI “*shine (pale)” ✧ GL/38

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√Gil- > gilm[gilm]✧ GL/38
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