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 is likely related to G. fingl “tress” (GL/35), so perhaps “*hair-apple”.
Neo-Quenya: I’d retain ᴺS. orfing for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, with its second element still being S. fing “hair”.
Reference ✧ GL/63 ✧ “pear”
Elements
| orf | “apple” | ✧ GL/63 |
| fingl | “tress” |