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

muin

adjective. safe, secure

Cognates

  • Eq. moina “safe, secure” ✧ GL/58

Derivations

  • ᴱ√MOYO “*soft, gentle”

Element in

  • G. muinos “security” ✧ GL/58

Variations

  • muim ✧ GL/58 (muim)

muin

noun. kine, cattle

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “kine, cattle”, apparently a collective noun related to G. mû “ox” (GL/58).

mu

preposition. will, am going to, am about to

mugwen

adjective. secret

Changes

  • mugum → mugwen ✧ GL/58

Variations

  • mugum ✧ GL/58 (mugum)

mutha

preposition. will, am going to, am about to

Variations

  • mu ✧ GL/58

cwist

noun. secret

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QISI “*whisper”