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Gnomish

silwin

noun. swan

A word for “swan” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/67), probably related to ᴱQ. siloine of the same meaning (QL/83).

Cognates

Elements

WordGloss
SILI“*gleam”

alf

noun. swan

alfa

noun. swan

Changes

  • alcwi → alfa ✧ GL/18
  • alcwi → alfa ✧ LT1A/Alqaluntë

Cognates

  • Eq. alqa “swan” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë

Derivations

  • ᴱ✶alchwa “swan” ✧ GL/18; LT1A/Alqaluntë; PE13/109

Element in

  • G. alfuil(in) “swan” ✧ GL/18; GL/18 (alcothil)

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶alchwa > alfa[alkʷā] > [alpā] > [alpa] > [alfa]✧ GL/18

Variations

  • alcwi ✧ GL/18 (alcwi); LT1A/Alqaluntë (alcwi)
  • alf ✧ PE13/109
Gnomish [GL/18; GL/67; LT1A/Alqaluntë; PE13/109] Group: Eldamo. Published by

alfuil(in)

noun. swan

Changes

  • alcothil → alfuil ✧ GL/19

Variations

  • alfuil ✧ GL/19
  • alcothil ✧ GL/19 (alcothil)
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