tan

noun. firewood

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “firewood”, derived from ᴱ√tan- (GL/69).

tang

noun. flame, flash

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a flame, a flash”, derived from the early root ᴱ√tan- (GL/69).

tantha-

verb. to set light to, kindle

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “set light to, kindle”, appearing under the early root ᴱ√tan-, with a variant form tanga- nearby (GL/69).

tanc

adjective. firm, steady, settled

tand

noun. enclosure, garden

tangar

noun. hearthgrate, fireplace

tant

noun. a number

tanfa

proper name. lowest of all airs, hot air of the deep places

tanfui

proper name. Yule Night

tanga-

verb. to set light to, kindle

tangor

noun. hearthgrate, fireplace

tanta

noun. a dance

A noun glossed “a dance” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/69), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√TṆTṆ (QL/93), probably with [[g|long syllabic [ṇ̄] becoming [an]]].

tathn

noun. number

cang

noun/adjective. tangled, confused, mixed up, awry; tangle, confusion, mêllay

A word appearing as G. cang in the Gnomish Lexicon, functioning as both an adjective “tangled, confused, mixed up, awry, wrong” and a noun “tangle, confusion, mêllay” (GL/25). It is likely based on the early root ᴱ√KANGA or ᴱ√KAŊA “weave, twine” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/45, 98).

Neo-Sindarin: I would retain the word ᴺS. cang for purposes of Neo-Sindarin based on a Neo-Root ᴺ√KANGA “✱tangle”.

canga-

verb. to tangle

A verb appearing as G. canga- “to tangle” in the Gnomish Lexicon (GL/25), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KANGA or ᴱ√KAŊA “weave, twine” (QL/45, 98). Elsewhere in GL Tolkien had the similar and probably related intransitive verb cinga- or cangi- “to go wrong, get tangled”.

Neo-Sindarin: I would retain the verb ᴺS. canga- for purposes of Neo-Sindarin based on a Neo-Root ᴺ√KANGA “✱tangle”, incorporating the meanings of both transitive “tangle” and intransitive “get tangled, [by extension] go wrong”.

loctha-

verb. to curl (tr.), bend, wind, twine, tie knot, tangle

A verb appearing as G. loctha- “curl (tr.), bend, wind, twine, tie knot, tangle” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/54), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√LOKO “twine, twist, curl” (QL/55).

Neo-Sindarin: Since √LOK “bend, loop” survived in Tolkien’s later writing, I would retain this word but update it to ᴺS. loetha- “to curl, bend, wind, twine” to better fit Sindarin phonology, dropping the meanings “tie knot, tangle” for which I would use [N.] nod- “tie” and [G.] canga- “tangle”.

tinta-

verb. to dance

A noun glossed “dance” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/70), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√TṆTṆ (QL/93), probably with [[g|short syllabic [ṇ] becoming [in]]]. It had a past form {tinti >>} tanti showing the development of [[g|long syllabic [ṇ̄] to [an]]].

tôn a gwedrin

proper name. Tale-fire

bada-

verb. to build

beb

adverb. [unglossed]

brid-

verb. [unglossed]

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).

clidhron

noun. [unglossed]

climbol

noun. [unglossed]

dôn

?. [unglossed]

fî

noun. [unglossed]

gatha

?. [unglossed]

@@@ form does not appear elsewhere and similar forms are not relevant

gima-

verb. to hear

gwidhon

adjective. woven

An adjective for “woven” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s based on the verb G. gwidh- “weave” (GL/46).

gwithadr

noun. shuttle

The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. gwithadr and gwithant “shuttle” based on the early root ᴱ√gu̯iđ (GL/46).

Neo-Sindarin: Tolkien had a later root √WIR for “weave”, so I’d update these Gnomish words to ᴺS. gwirthar “shuttle” = √WIR + √THAR, (lit.) “weave-across”.

gwithant

noun. shuttle

hant

adverb. thither

lalt

noun. dance

A noun appearing as G. lalt “a dance” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/52), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√LḶTḶ “dance” (QL/55), probably with [[g|long syllabic [ḹ] becoming [al]]].

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would adapt this word as ᴺS. lilt for better compatibility with the later root ᴹ√LILT “dance”, as suggested by Fiona Jallings.

laltha-

verb. to dance

A word appearing as G. laltha- “to dance” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, a verb form of G. lalt “a dance” (GL/52).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would adapt this word as ᴺS. liltha- for better compatibility with the later root ᴹ√LILT “dance”.

pad

noun. [unglossed]

palta-

verb. to beat

pieg

noun. pin

A noun for “pin” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/64), clearly related to ᴱQ. piek “pin” (QL/73).

praust

noun. [unglossed]

prog

noun. [unglossed]

rab-

verb. [unglossed]

rô

noun. [unglossed]

sind

noun. [unglossed]

sinthi

pronoun. [unglossed]

sâ

noun. fire

tag-

verb. to fix, make firm, construct

talp

noun. prop, support

tath-

verb. to count

thail

noun. [unglossed]

thel

noun. [unglossed]

thelg

noun. [unglossed]

thil

noun. [unglossed]

thion

noun. [unglossed]

thrim

?. [unglossed]

thug

noun. [unglossed]

thû-

verb. [unglossed]

trum

?. [unglossed]

tûn

noun. [unglossed]

ulthanc

noun. [unglossed]

umeg

?. [unglossed]

’ôs

noun. [unglossed]