A word for “web” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√gu̯iđ and related to G. gwidh- “weave” (GL/46). It had a deleted variant gwaith².
Gnomish
gwaith
noun. people
Element in
- G. gweithiad “nation, folk” ✧ PE13/117
Elements
Word Gloss gweg “man, male of the Elda” Variations
- gwaith ✧ LT1A/Bronweg
- gweith ✧ PE13/117
gwaith
noun. semen
Derivations
- ᴱ√WI
gweith
noun. people
gwaidhin
noun. web
Changes
gwaith²→ gwaidhin ✧ GL/46Derivations
- ᴱ√GWIÐI “*plait, weave” ✧ GL/46
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√gu̯iđ > gwaidhin [gʷīðin] > [gʷaiðin] ✧ GL/46 ᴱ√gu̯iđ > gwaith² [gʷīð] > [gʷaið] > [gʷaiθ] ✧ GL/46 Variations
- gwaith² ✧ GL/46 (
gwaith²)
mortha
adjective. dim
A word for “dim” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, an adjective form of G. morth “darkness” (GL/58).
Derivations
- ᴱ√MORO “*black, dark” ✧ LT1A/Mornië
ged nôsa u
kinsman
Changes
ged nôsa→ ged nôsu ✧ GL/38Variations
- ged nôsu ✧ GL/38
- ged nôsa ✧ GL/38 (
ged nôsa)
man
masculine name. Man
Changes
Manw→ Man ✧ PE13/104Cognates
- Eq. Manwe ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Manwë; PE13/104
Derivations
- ᴱ√MANA “*good (moral)”
Element in
- G. Manweg ✧ GL/56
Variations
- Manw ✧ PE13/104 (
Manw)
nosied
noun. kinsman
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “kinsman”, a combination of G. nôs “birthday” and G. ged “†kinsman” (GL/61), hence probably “kinsman by birth”. In one place it appeared in the form nosged, but this was deleted and replaced by nosied (GL/38).
Changes
nosged→ nosied ✧ GL/38Elements
Word Gloss nôs “birthday; nature” ged “kinsman†; friend, chum” Variations
- nosged ✧ GL/38 (
nosged)
A noun appearing as G. gwaith⁽⁾ “semen” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/44), likely related to G. gweg “man”. It was followed by -th- in parenthesis, perhaps indicating this was its primitive ending, as opposed gwaith⁽⁾ “people” which was a plural form of G. gweg “man”.
Neo-Sindarin: In Tolkien’s later writings S. gwaith usually meant “people” and S. gwê meant “living creature” rather than “man”, so I would coin a neologism ᴺS. milt “semen” as a cognate of ᴺQ. miltë, inspired by ᴱQ. milt (QL/61).