grinn

noun. ankle, wrist

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as {grind >>} grinn “ankle, wrist”, an element in G. mabrin(d) “wrist = ✱hand grinn” and G. talgrin(d) “ankle = ✱foot grinn” (GL/42, 55, 69). As such, it seems to refer to a body joint, but specifically limited to wrists or ankles. It may be related to (a variant of) the element rikta in ᴱQ. marikta “wrist” under the early root ᴱ√RIKI (QL/80).

Changes

• grind → grinn “ankle, wrist” ✧ GL/42

Derivations

• ᴱ√RIKI “*twist”

Element in

• G. mabrin(d) “wrist” ✧ GL/42 (mabrin); GL/55; GL/69
• G. talgrin(d) “ankle” ✧ GL/42 (taldrin); GL/69

Variations

• grind ✧ GL/42 (grind); GL/55; GL/69

grind

noun. ankle, wrist

talgrin(d)

noun. ankle

A word appearing as G. {talrid >> talrind >>} talgrin(d) “ankle” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (along with a number of other rejected variants), a combination of G. tâl “foot” and G. grinn “ankle, wrist” (GL/69) and analogous to G. mabrin(d) “wrist”.

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would adapt this early word as ᴺS. tallif “ankle, (lit.) foot-link”, with a second element S. lîf “link” as seen in the 1968 word S. molif “wrist, (lit.) hand link” (VT47/6).

Changes

• talrind → talgrind “ankle” ✧ GL/69
• taldrin(d) → talgrin ✧ GL/69
• talrid → talrind “ankle” ✧ GL/69

Elements

Word	Gloss
tâl	“foot”
grinn	“ankle, wrist”

Variations

• taldrin ✧ GL/42 (taldrin); LT2A/Talceleb
• talgrind ✧ GL/69
• talgrin ✧ GL/69
• talrind ✧ GL/69 (talrind); LT2A/Talceleb
• taldrin(d) ✧ GL/69 (taldrin(d))
• talrid ✧ GL/69 (talrid)
• taldrid ✧ GL/69 (taldrid)
• tallid ✧ GL/69 (tallid)