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Gnomish

mal

adjective. mal

mal

noun. paved way, road

Cognates

  • Eq. malle “street, road” ✧ LT1A/Olórë Mallë

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MALA “crush, squeeze, pulp” ✧ LT1A/Olórë Mallë

Element in

  • G. Malmaurien “Way of Dreams” ✧ LT1A/Olórë Mallë

Variations

  • mal ✧ GL/56; LT1A/Olórë Mallë
Gnomish [GL/56; LT1A/Olórë Mallë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

malon

adjective. yellow

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MALA “yellow”

Element in

bal

noun. anguish, pain; evilness

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MBALA “crush, hurt, pain, damage, give maim to” ✧ LT1A/Balrog

Element in

  • G. balc “cruel, evil” ✧ GL/21; LT1A/Balrog
  • G. Balrog “(Evil) Demon” ✧ GG/08; GL/21; LT1A/Balrog; LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√MBALA > bal[mbala] > [mbal] > [bal]✧ LT1A/Balrog

Variations

  • Bal ✧ LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21
  • mal ✧ QL/058
Gnomish [GG/08; GL/21; LT1A/Balrog; LT2A/Balcmeg; PE15/21; QL/058] Group: Eldamo. Published by

main

adverb. better

Derivations

maien

adjective. better

Variations

  • mairien ✧ PE13/115

mairien

adjective. better

culu

noun. gold

Cognates

  • Eq. kulu “gold” ✧ LT2A/Glingol; PE15/22

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KULU “gold” ✧ LT1A/Kulullin

Element in

  • G. Culugorm “disc of gold” ✧ GL/27
  • G. Culugrithnir “ring of gold” ✧ GL/27
  • G. Culuvrad “wain of gold” ✧ GL/27
  • G. culwin “golden” ✧ GL/27
  • G. Glingol “Singing Gold” ✧ LT2A/Glingol; PE15/22

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√KULU > culu[kulū] > [kulu]✧ LT1A/Kulullin

Variations

  • Culu ✧ GL/27 (Culu); LT2A/Glingol (Culu); PE15/22 (Culu)
  • Culon ✧ LT2A/Glingol (Culon); PE15/22 (Culon)
Gnomish [GG/14; GL/26; GL/27; GL/38; LT1A/Ilsaluntë; LT1A/Kulullin; LT2A/Glingol; PE15/22] Group: Eldamo. Published by

glôr

noun. gold

Cognates

  • Eq. laure “(mystic name of) gold” ✧ GL/40; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/25; LT1A/Laurelin; QL/051

Derivations

  • ᴱ√LOURI “*gold” ✧ QL/051

Element in

  • G. Glorund ✧ GL/40; LT2A/Glorfalc
  • G. Glorfindel “Gold-tress, Goldlocks” ✧ GL/40; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/25
  • G. glôriol “golden, like gold” ✧ GL/40; LT1A/Laurelin
  • G. glôrin “golden, of gold” ✧ GL/40; LT1A/Laurelin
  • G. glo(r)nethlin “meadowgold, buttercup” ✧ GL/40
  • G. Glorvent “Ship of Gold” ✧ GL/40; LT1A/Glorvent
  • G. Glorfalc “Golden Cleft” ✧ GL/40; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/25

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√LOU̯RI > glôr[louri] > [lōri] > [lōr] > [glōr]✧ QL/051

Variations

  • Glor- ✧ LT1A/Glorvent
  • Glor ✧ LT2A/Glingol; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/22; PE15/25
Gnomish [GG/12; GL/40; LT1A/Glorvent; LT1A/Laurelin; LT2A/Glingol; LT2A/Glorfalc; PE15/22; PE15/25; QL/051] Group: Eldamo. Published by