Eldamo : Neo-Sindarin : gwem

ᴺS. [G.] gwem n. “worm” (Category: Worm)

ᴺS. [G.] gwem, n. “worm” (Category: Worm)

See G. gwem for discussion.

gwem “worm” vs. S. leweg “worm”

Element In

ᴺS. ^gwemmel “weevil”

Cognates

ᴺQ. ^vembë “worm”

Derivations

< ^ᴺ√WEB “*worm”

G. gwem n. “worm” (Category: Worm)

A noun appearing as G. gwem “worm” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/45), probably derived from the early root ᴱ√GWEVE that was the basis for “worm” words in the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/103).

Neo-Sindarin: I think this word is worth retaining as (archaic?) ᴺS. gwem “worm” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as a derivative of the Neo-Root ᴺ√WEB, though I expect the 1964 word S. leweg “worm” is more commonly used.

Reference ✧ GL/45 ✧ “worm”

Element In

G. gwembel “weevil” ✧ GL/45 (gwemli)

Cognates

ᴱQ. wembe “worm”

Derivations

< ᴱ√GWEVE “*worm”