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Gnomish

thlid

noun. sieve

A noun appearing as G. thlid “sieve” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived the early root ᴱ√SḶTḶ (GL/73; QL/84).

Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this Gnomish verb as ᴺS. lhîd “sieve” based on a neo-root ᴺ√SILIT, since in Tolkien later Sindarin phonology, initial sl became lh rather than thl.

thlid-

verb. to sort out, sift, sieve, discriminate

A verb appearing as G. thlid- “to sort out, sift, sieve, discriminate” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived the early root ᴱ√SḶTḶ (GL/73; QL/84).

Neo-Sindarin: I would adapt this Gnomish verb as ᴺS. lhid- “to sort out, sift, sieve, discriminate” based on a neo-root ᴺ√SILIT, since in Tolkien later Sindarin phonology, initial sl became lh rather than thl.

thlidhra

adjective. ‘willowy’, gracile

Gnomish [GL/35; GL/73] Group: Eldamo. Published by