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Gnomish

glaim

adjective. serene, clear, fair (espec. of weather)

An adjective in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as G. glaim “serene, clear, fair, espec. of weather” (GL/39), a cognate of ᴱQ. kalaina of similar meaning and hence based on the early root ᴱ√KALA [✱ᴱ√GALA] “shine golden” (QL/44).

Neo-Sindarin: I think G. glaim can be salvaged as ᴺS. glaen, since √GAL was still associated with light in Tolkien’s later writings, but I would derive it instead from the root ᴹ√GALAN “bright”, perhaps from ✱g(a)laina.

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KALA “shine golden”

Element in

  • G. glaimri “serenity, fair weather” ✧ GL/39

gam

noun. shout

Derivations

  • ᴱ√YAMA “*call, shout”

auba

noun. shout

Derivations

  • ᴱ√OHO “cry”

Variations

  • auba- ✧ GL/20
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