Eldamo : Early Noldorin : ant

ᴱN. ant n. “face, front, forward surface” (Category: In Front)

⚠️ᴱN. ant, n. “face, front, forward surface; [G.] cheek” (Category: In Front): N. nîf “front, face”; N. crann “ruddy (of face); blush, the cheeks, ⚠️face”; N. ant “gift”

A word in Early Noldorin Word-lists with glosses “face, front, forward surface”, cognate to ᴱQ. anta “cheek” (PE13/137, 160).

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, G. ant instead had the gloss “cheek” and was derived from ᴱ✶ṃ̄t- (GL/19), probably related to ᴱ√MATA “eat” (QL/59). In Gnomish Lexicon Slips correcting that document, Tolkien revised the gloss to “face” (PE13/110).

References ✧ PE13/137, 160

Glosses

“face” ✧ PE13/137
“face, front, forward surface” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160

Variations

ant ✧ PE13/137; PE13/137; PE13/160

ant “face, front, forward surface” was later glossed N. ant “gift”

Changes

ant “face” >> ant “face, front, forward surface” ✧ PE13/137

Inflections

ennir

plural

✧ PE13/137; PE13/160

Element In

ᴱN. annas “face, countenance” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160
ᴱN. athra- “to face, look in a certain direction, oppose” ✧ PE13/160

Cognates

ᴱQ. anta “cheek; jaw(s)” ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160

Derivations

< ᴱ√MATA “eat”

G. ant n. “cheek; face” (Category: Face)

See ᴱN. ant for discussion.

References ✧ GL/19; PE13/110

Glosses

“cheek” ✧ GL/19
“face” ✧ PE13/110

Variations

ant ✧ GL/19; PE13/110

Inflections

anthin	plural	✧ GL/19
enthin	plural	✧ PE13/110

Cognates

ᴱQ. anta “cheek; jaw(s)” ✧ GL/19; PE13/110

Derivations

< ᴱ✶mtā “cheek” ✧ GL/19 (ṃ̄t-)
- < ᴱ√MATA “eat”

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶ṃ̄t- > ant

[ṃ̄t] > [ṇ̄t] > [ant]

✧ GL/19