Gnomish
gwer-
verb. to wind, turn, bend (tr.); to weave
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!
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!
gwer-
verb. to wind, turn, bend (tr.); to weave
In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, Tolkien had the verb G. gwer- “wind, turn, bend” based the early root ᴱ√gu̯er, but Tolkien noted it was “often also used = plait or weave”, most notably as an element in the name G. Gwerlum “Gloomweaver” (GL/46). In the Name-list to the Fall of Gondolin from this period, Tolkien specified that gwere- “signifieth to weave or wind” (PE15/27).