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

tund

noun. log for the fire

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as G. tund “a log for the fire” and derived from ᴱ√tudh- (GL/42).

Neo-Sindarin: I think this word may be salvaged in Neo-Sindarin as ᴺS. tund, a general word for “firewood” based on the Neo-Root ᴺ√TUD.

galtha-

verb. to kindle

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as {galta- >>} galtha- “kindle”, apparently a transitive or causative variant of G. gal- “shine (golden)” (GL/37).

tan

noun. firewood

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

Gnomish [GL/69; LT1A/Tanyasalpë] Group: Eldamo. Published by