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Early Primitive Elvish

gwese

root. greet, welcome

A (Gnomish-only?) root implicit in the verb G. gwes- from the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, with other derivatives like G. gwest “greeting, welcome, salute”, G. gwesol “affable”, and G. gwîs “entertainment” (GL/46-47). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing. The later root √NATH “welcome, be kind to” seems to have a similar meaning.

Derivatives

  • G. gwest “greeting, welcome, salute” ✧ GL/46
  • G. gwes- “to greet, welcome” ✧ GL/46
  • G. gwîs “entertainment” ✧ GL/46

Variations

  • gwes- ✧ GL/46 (gwes-)
Early Primitive Elvish [GL/46] Group: Eldamo. Published by