Eldamo : Gnomish : avosaith

G. avosaith n. “avarice, money-greed, greed of gold” (Category: Stingy, Avaricious)

⚠️G. avosaith, n. “avarice, money-greed, greed of gold” (Category: Stingy, Avaricious): ᴺS. !milf “greed, avarice”

The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s has G. aus(s)aith or avosaith “avarice” based on G. avos “wealth” (GL/20). Elsewhere in this document avosaith was translated “money-greed” (GL/50). Gnomish Lexicon Slips modifying that document had avasaith or afasaith “avarice, greed of gold” (PE13/111). A final iteration of this word appeared in N. Cûm-nan-Arasaith “Mound of Avarice” from Silmarillion drafts of the early 1930s (SM/133), but this name was removed from later versions of the narratives.

References ✧ GL/20, 50; LT2A/Ausir, Cûm an-Idrisaith; PE13/111

Glosses

“avarice” ✧ GL/20; LT2A/Ausir
“avarice, greed of gold” ✧ PE13/111 (avasaith)
“avarice, money-greed” ✧ GL/50; LT2A/Cûm an-Idrisaith

Variations

avosaith ✧ GL/20; GL/50; LT2A/Ausir; LT2A/Cûm an-Idrisaith
aus(s)aith ✧ GL/20; LT2A/Ausir
avasaith ✧ PE13/111
afasaith ✧ PE13/111

idrisaith “excessive love of gold and gems and beautiful and costly things” cp. avosaith “avarice, money-greed” ✧ GL/50
idrisaith “excessive love of gold and gems and beautiful and costly things” as opposed to avosaith “avarice, money-greed” ✧ LT2A/Cûm an-Idrisaith

Elements

avos	“wealth, fortune, prosperity; luck”	✧ GL/20; LT2A/Ausir; LT2A/Ausir; PE13/111 (avas)
saith	“hunger”

Element In

N. Cûm-nan-Arasaith “Mound of Avarice”