A verb for “to thieve, pilfer” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s G. nig- “steal, creep, do or go by stealth” (GL/60).
Gnomish
nig(la)
noun. mouse
nigla-
verb. to thieve, pilfer
There are more words but they are from Tolkien's earlier conceptional periods. Tolkien likely changed these words as he evolved the aesthetics and completeness of the languages. You may even find languages that Tolkien later rejected. Do not mix words from different time periods unless you are familiar with the phonetic developments.
nig(la)
noun. mouse
nigla-
verb. to thieve, pilfer
A verb for “to thieve, pilfer” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s G. nig- “steal, creep, do or go by stealth” (GL/60).
Below: Tolkien's Late Period (1950–1973). These are from Tolkien's late conceptual period — his most settled forms of the languages. Prefer these over the earlier ones above when composing new text.
The words G. nig and nigla “a mouse” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s above the verbs G. nigla- “thieve” and G. nig- “steal” (GL/60), probably derived from a variant of the early root ᴱ√NAQA “steal” (QL/64).
Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this word into Neo-Sindarin as ᴺS. nigol “mouse”, reconceived of as elaboration of √NIK “small”.