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Gnomish

mû

noun. ox

Element in

  • G. muin “kine, cattle” ✧ GL/58
  • G. muir “heifer” ✧ GL/58
  • G. mul- “to low, bellow” ✧ GL/58
  • G. mûm “lowing” ✧ GL/58
  • G. mugli “calf” ✧ GL/58
  • G. mûst “byre, cowhouse” ✧ GL/58
  • G. mûs “cow” ✧ GL/58

tarog

noun. ox

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s for an “ox”, cognate to ᴱQ. taruku- of the same meaning, clearly based on G. târ “horn” (GL/69).

Cognates

  • Eq. tarukko “bull, ox” ✧ GL/69; LT2A/Taruithorn

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶taruku “bull, ox” ✧ GL/69

Element in

  • G. Taruithorn “Oxford” ✧ GL/69; LT2A/Taruithorn

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶taruku- > tarog[taruku] > [taruk] > [tarok] > [tarog]✧ GL/69
Gnomish [GL/69; LT2A/Taruithorn] Group: Eldamo. Published by