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Gnomish

ront

adjective. high, steep

The word ront appeared twice in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s. Once it was unglossed and derived from the early root ᴱ√roto “hollow” (GL/65; QL/80). Its second appearance had the gloss “high, steep” and was derived from ᴱ√rō-/oro- (GL/66).

Gnomish [GL/65; GL/66; LT1A/Tavrobel] Group: Eldamo. Published by