Adûnaic
lôkho
adjective. bent, crooked
Derivations
- √LOK “bend, loop, bend, loop, [ᴱ√] twine, twist, curl; [ᴹ√] great serpent, dragon”
Element in
- Ad. îdô katha batîna lôkhî “now all ways (are) bent” ✧ SD/247
- Ad. īdō kathī batānī rōkhī-nam “lo! now all ways bent-are” ✧ SD/312
An adjective variously glossed as “bent” or “crooked”, attested only in its plural form lôkhî (SD/247, VT24/12). Andreas Moehn suggested (EotAL/LUKH) it may be related to the Elvish root √LOK “bend, loop”.
Conceptual Development: In its first appearance, this adjective had the plural form rōkhī, suggesting an earlier singular form ✱rôkho (SD/312).