Eldamo : Gnomish : clamfa-

G. clamfa- v. “to grab, claw at” (Category: to Grasp, Seize, Take Hold of)

⚠️G. clamfa-, v. “to grab, claw at” (Category: to Grasp, Seize, Take Hold of)

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “grab, claw at” based on G. clam(p) “grasp, claw” (GL/26). Tolkien said it was often used in conjunction with the word G. famp “handling, touching, feeling; stroking, caressing, ‘fuss’; fingering, appraising, assay” (GL/33).

References ✧ GL/26, 33

Glosses

“grab, claw at” ✧ GL/26

famp “handling, touching, feeling; stroking, caressing, ‘fuss’; fingering, appraising, assay” used often in conjunction with clamfa- ✧ GL/33

Elements

clam(p)

“grasp, claw”

✧ GL/26