nal

noun. dale, vale

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dale, vale”, most likely a derivative of the root ᴱ√NḶĐḶ as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (GL/59; LT1A/Murmenalda).

nal

adverb. down, downwards

nalos

noun. sinking, setting, descent, slope

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “sinking, setting, descent, a slope”, apparently a noun based on G. nal “down(wards)” (GL/59).

nalos·aura

proper name. Sunset

nalairin

noun. iris

naldron

adjective. lower down

naltha

adjective. downward, lower, lower-down; (av.) below, beneath

nâla

noun. yellow-lily

A noun appearing as G. nâla “yellow-lily” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from primitive ᴱ✶nalda (GL/59).

Neo-Sindarin: Since there are no later “lily” words in Sindarin, I would retain ᴺS. nala “(yellow) lily” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, perhaps with an updated etymology based on ✱nalga.

tumli

noun. dale

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a dale” (GL/72), probably a derivative of the early root ᴱ√TUM(B)U as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (LT1A/Tombo; QL/95).

gobli

noun. dell

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dell” (GL/40), an elaboration on G. gob “hollow of hand” so perhaps originally meaning “✱hollowness”.

dala-

verb. to sing or ring

na-

verb. to be

nunthi

adverb. downward

tûm

noun. valley

um

pronoun. we

aura-nûmin

proper name. Sunset

lemfarilt

noun. ring

umin

pronoun. we