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

nod

adverb. forward, on, in advance

Derivations

  • ᴱ√NO(WO) “ahead, in front; after of time, tomorrow”

Element in

  • G. nodro “farther on, further forward, later, again” ✧ GL/61

nôl

noun. head

Cognates

  • Eq. nóla “summit, head, top (only used of mountains etc.); (round) hill; crown of head” ✧ GL/61

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶nold ✧ GL/61
    • ᴱ√NOHO “extended”
    • ᴱ√ƷONO “hard” ✧ QL/066; QL/067

cwath-

verb. to shake, wag, nod

cwas-

verb. to shake, wag, nod, flap

Cognates

  • Eq. qasa- “to shake, flap, nod, rustle (intr.)”

Derivations

  • ᴱ√QASA “*shake”

Element in

  • G. o·gwath lemp nin “he beckons, (lit.) he wags a finger at me” ✧ GL/53 (o·gwath lemp nin*)

Variations

  • cwath- ✧ GL/28
Gnomish [GL/28; GL/53] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tath-

verb. to count

Changes

  • tath- → tathna- “count” ✧ GL/69

Derivations

Element in

  • G. udathriol “countless” ✧ GL/69 (udathriol)