hamp

noun. garment

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s for “garment” derived from the root ᴹ√KHAP “enfold” (Ety/KHAB).

Conceptual Development: Earlier garment words include G. baith “a garment” from the Gnomish Lexicon, ᴱN. baith “clothes, garments, dress” in Early Noldorin word lists of the 1920s (PE13/138) and ᴱN. gwab “garment” in both Early Noldorin word lists and the Early Noldorin Grammar of the 1920s (PE13/123, 146). The collective plural ᴱN. gwablith of this last word was also used for “clothes”.

See N. hammad “clothing” for other similar words.

hamp

noun. garment

ham

noun. (?) chair

hammad

noun. clothing, clothing, *clothes

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s for “clothing” based on (and possibly the gerund of) the verb N. hamma- “to clothe” (Ety/KHAB).

Conceptual Development: Earlier clothing words in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s include G. baith “a garment” and {baidri- “clothes” >>} baithri “clothes, clothing” (GL/21), both derived from the early root ᴱ√VAẎA “enfold, wind about” as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Vai; QL/100). The form ᴱN. {maith >>} baith “clothes, garments, dress” reappeared in Early Noldorin word lists of the 1920s (PE13/138).

See N. hamp “garment” for other similar words.

hadh-

verb. sit

haf-

verb. to sit

The verb N. hadh- “sit” appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KHAD of the same meaning, but the verb and its root were revised to N. haf- and ᴹ√KHAM (Ety/KHAM; EtyAC/KHAM).

Neo-Sindarin: In Tolkien’s later writings √KHAD “sit” was restored, so I would use ᴺS. hadh- “to sit” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin; compare the 1969 verb S. hadhwa- “to seat” < ✶khadmā (PE22/148).

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. hag- “sit, sit down” (GL/47).

hab-

verb. to clothe

haf-

verb. to sit

hamma-

verb. to clothe

The form hamnia- in the Etymologies is a misreading according to VT/45:21

hammad

gerund noun. clothing