ᴺS. [G.] orfing n. “pear, *(lit.) hair-apple” (Category: Pear)
Elements
| orf | “apple” |
| S. fing | “lock of hair” |
G. orfing n. “pear” (Category: Pear)
A word appearing as G. orfing (orf-fing) “pear” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/63). Its first element is clearly G. orf “apple” and its second element seems to be G. fing “narrow” (GL/35) as suggested by Matt Dinse, so perhaps “*narrow-apple”.
Neo-Sindarin: I’d retain ᴺS. orfing for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, but would assume its second element is S. fing “hair”, so “*hair-apple” given the fuzziness of some pears.
Reference ✧ GL/63 ✧ “pear”
Elements
| orf | “apple” | ✧ GL/63 |
| fing | “narrow” |