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Gnomish

renni

noun. family

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a family”, derived from the early root ᴱ√redh- having to do with kin (GL/65).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√REÐE “kinsman” ✧ GL/65

gwarin(n)

noun. family

The word G. {gwaren >>} gwarin(n) “family” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from primitive ᴱ✶ŋuarenđā (GL/44). It was a combination of G. gwa- “together” and G. renni “family” (GL/65), but it is not clear why the e became i in the compound.

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would adapt this word as ᴺS. gwaren as a combination of later prefix gwa- “together” and the Neo-Root ᴺ√RE(N)D “kin”. Furthermore, I would use it specifically for a nuclear family (just the parents and children), as opposed to S. nos(s) which seems to refer to an extended family or clan.

Changes

  • gwaren → gwarin(n) ✧ GL/44

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶ŋuarenđā > gwarin(n)[ŋʷarenðā] > [ŋgʷarenðā] > [gʷarenðā] > [gʷarenða] > [gʷarenda] > [gʷarenna] > [gʷaren] > [gʷarin]✧ GL/44

Variations

  • gwaren ✧ GL/44 (gwaren); GL/65
  • gwarin ✧ GL/65
Gnomish [GL/44; GL/65] Group: Eldamo. Published by

eithlos

noun. family

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon Slips of the 1910s glossed “family, etc.” of unclear derivation, though it may be related to G. eithog “ancestor, †father, sire” (PE13/113).

gwaren

noun. family