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

lentha-

verb. to come towards speaker, approach, draw near

A verb appearing as G. lentha- “come towards speaker, approach, draw near” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/53), likely based on the early root ᴱ√LEHE “come, be sent, approach” (QL/52). A variant G. lenu- appeared above it, marked with a “?”; see that entry for discussion.