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

rui

noun. whisper

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

ruitha-

verb. to whisper, rustle

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

ruim

adjective. secret, mysterious

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

ruin

adjective. inhabited, tilled

A word for “inhabited, tilled” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s listed below G. “dwelling, house” (GL/66), thus likely related to ᴱQ. “dwelling, village” derived from the early root ᴱ√RU’U (QL/80).

gruith

noun. deed of horror, angry or violent act, vengeance

Gnomish [GL/23; GL/42; GL/47; LT2A/Bodruith] Group: Eldamo. Published by

fectha-

verb. to destroy, ruin, spoil

A verb appearing as G. fectha- “destroy, ruin, spoil” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, related to G. fêg “bad, poor, wretched” (GL/34) and thus probably based on an unattested the early root ✱ᴱ√FEKE.

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would adapt this verb as ᴺS. feitha- “destroy, ruin, spoil” based on a Neo-Root ᴺ√PHEK, with the vocalization of ekth to eith.

teraith

noun. waste, ruin, destruction

A noun appearing as G. teraith or tereth “waste, ruin, destruction” in the Gnomish Lexicon related to the verb G. tertha- “devour, destroy” (GL/70).

Neo-Sindarin: Since I retain ᴺS. tertha- “destroy” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would adapt this noun as ᴺS. terthas “waste, ruin, destruction” to more closely align to the verb.

bordd

noun. fireplace

cantha

noun. flame

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “flame” (GL/25), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KṆŘṆ [KṆÐṆ] “shine” (QL/47).

cwist

noun. secret

cwithri

noun. whisper

gwilthi

noun. peace

Gnomish [GG/13; GG/14; GL/45; LT2A/Falasquil] Group: Eldamo. Published by

mugwen

adjective. secret

noun. fire

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