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Gnomish

gwembel

noun. weevil

A noun appearing as G. gwembel “weevil” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s with variant forms gweml or gwemli, all elaborations of G. gwem “worm” (GL/45).

Neo-Sindarin: I think this word is worth adapting as ᴺS. gwemmel based on ᴺS. gwem “worm”.

Cognates

Variations

  • gweml ✧ GL/45
  • gwemli ✧ GL/45

gweml(i)

noun. weevil