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Gnomish

ôr

noun. dry sand

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “dry sand”, a cognate of ᴱQ. āra of similar meaning (GL/62; QL/32). The Gnomish form is due to the sound change whereby [[g|[ā] became [ō]]].

Cognates

  • Eq. ára “dry sand, grit” ✧ GL/62

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ARA “(be) dry”

ort

noun. mountain

orod

noun. mountain

Cognates

  • Eq. oro “hill” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Derivations

  • ᴱ√ORO “steepness, rising” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Element in

  • G. Heborodin “Encircling Hills” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë
  • G. Angorodin “Iron Mountains” ✧ LT1A/Kalormë

Variations

  • ort ✧ GL/63; LT1A/Kalormë
Gnomish [GL/63; LT1A/Kalormë] Group: Eldamo. Published by