A verb appearing as {dal- >>} dol- “dig” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√ndolo (GL/30). This root was glossed “delve” in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/65).
Gnomish
saptha-
verb. to dig, bite into
Cognates
- Eq. sapa- “to dig”
Derivations
- ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” ✧ GL/67
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√sab- > saptha- [sapta-] > [sapθa-] > [sapθa-] ✧ GL/67
dol-
verb. to dig
Changes
dal-→ dol- ✧ GL/30Derivations
- ᴱ√NDOLO “delve” ✧ GL/30
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√ndolo- > dol- [ndol-] > [dol-] ✧ GL/30 Variations
- dal- ✧ GL/30 (
dal-)
A verb appearing as G. saptha- “to dig, to bite into” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s based on the early root ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” (GL/67).
Neo-Sindarin: The root √SAP reappeared in Tolkien’s later writings, but for purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would adapt G. saptha- as a basic verb ᴺS. sab- “to dig” to avoid questions of how its phonetics would have changed in later Sindarin.