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

nert

noun. prowess, a feat, strength

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “prowess, a feat, strength” based on the early root ᴱ√NERE having to do with manliness (GL/60).

Cognates

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NERE “*man” ✧ GL/60

Element in

  • G. gwega nert “*strength of man” ✧ GG/15
  • G. gwionert “deed of valour” ✧ GL/44
  • G. nerthi “manhood, manliness; virtue” ✧ GL/60
  • G. nerthog “stout, vigorous, doughty” ✧ GL/60
Gnomish [GG/15; GL/30; GL/44; GL/60] Group: Eldamo. Published by