tusc

adjective. inflammable; touchy, irritable; explosive

An adjective in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “inflammable — touchy, irritable — explosive” derived from primitive early root ᴱ√tudh- (GL/72), where ð became s before stops like k in Gnomish. Since there are no signs of this Gnomish sound change in later Noldorin or Sindarin, this word was likely abandoned.

Derivations

• ᴱ√TUÐU “kindle” ✧ GL/72

Element in

• G. i·fesc ar i·dusc “a red rag to a bull, (i.e.) the irritating to the irritable” ✧ GL/34
• G. tusc ar fesc “*irritable and irritating” ✧ GL/49

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√tudh- > tusc	[tuðk] > [tusk]	✧ GL/72

tustarol

adjective. inflammable

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “inflammable”, an adjectival form of G. tusta- “inflame” (GL/72).

Cognates

• Eq. tustima “inflammable”