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Gnomish

bactha

noun. leg

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s for “a leg” (GL/21), clearly with a different etymology than ᴱQ. pelko “leg” (QL/73), probably derived instead from the early root ᴱ√VAHA “travel” (QL/99).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√VAHA “*depart, travel”

leg

adjective. keen, sharp, piercing

(g)leg

adjective. keen, sharp, piercing

Cognates

  • Eq. laika “keen, sharp” ✧ GL/53; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; QL/050

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶leika ✧ GL/53
    • ᴱ√LAIKA “*keen, sharp”
  • ᴱ√LAIKA “*keen, sharp” ✧ QL/050

Element in

  • G. Dramborleg “Thudder-sharp” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
  • G. Legolast “Keen-sight” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
  • G. nuthleg “keen-nosed” ✧ GL/61

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶leika > leg[leika] > [lēka] > [lēk] > [lēg] > [leg]✧ GL/53

Variations

  • gleg ✧ GL/39; GL/53
  • lêg ✧ GL/39; GL/53; LT1A/Tári-Laisi
  • leg ✧ GL/53; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; QL/050
  • -leg ✧ GL/61 (-leg)
Gnomish [GL/39; GL/53; GL/61; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; QL/050] Group: Eldamo. Published by

laib

adjective. green

Changes

  • glaibglaib “green” ✧ GL/39

Cognates

  • Eq. laiqa “green” ✧ GL/39; PE15/28

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LAẎA “be alive, flourish” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi

Element in

  • G. Legolas “Greenleaf” ✧ PE15/28
  • G. Laigolas “Green-leaf” ✧ LT1A/Tári-Laisi
  • G. laibrin “green, fresh, youthful” ✧ GL/52

Variations

  • glaib ✧ GL/39 (glaib); LT1A/Tári-Laisi
  • Laib ✧ PE15/28
  • laigo- ✧ PE15/28 (laigo-)
Gnomish [GL/39; GL/52; LT1A/Tári-Laisi; PE15/28] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thripthon

noun. stem

A noun for “stem” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/73), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√SIRIP (QL/84). It had a dialectical variant G. fripthon, but that word was glossed “stalk” (GL/36).

Derivations

Gnomish [GL/36; GL/68; GL/73] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fripthon

noun. stalk

Derivations

Gnomish [GL/36; GL/73] Group: Eldamo. Published by

thrimp

noun. stalk

A noun appearing as G. thrimp “a stalk” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/73), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√SIRIP (QL/84).

Neo-Sindarin: I retain ᴺS. thrimp “stalk” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, based on an updated Neo-Root ᴺ√THIRIP to better fit Sindarin phonology.

Derivations