Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Gnomish

gwen(n)

adjective. big, large; fine

Derivations

  • ᴱ√GWENE “*large, wide” ✧ GL/45

Element in

  • G. Bladorwen “Wide Earth, Mother Earth”
  • G. -wen “*augmentative” ✧ GL/45

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√gwene- > gwen[gwen]✧ GL/45
ᴱ√gwene- > gwent[gʷent] > [gʷenθ] > [gʷent]✧ GL/45

Variations

  • gwen ✧ GL/45
  • gwent ✧ GL/45
  • gwenn ✧ GL/45

gwent

adjective. big, large; fine