Eldamo : Gnomish : loctha-

G. loctha- v. “to curl (tr.), bend, wind, twine, tie knot, tangle” (Category: to Bend)

⚠️G. loctha-, v. “to curl (tr.), bend, wind, twine, tie knot, tangle” (Category: to Bend): ᴺS. ^loetha- “to curl, bend, wind, twine, ⚠️tie knot, tangle”

A verb appearing as G. loctha- “curl (tr.), bend, wind, twine, tie knot, tangle” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/54), clearly based on the early root ᴱ√LOKO “twine, twist, curl” (QL/55).

Neo-Sindarin: Since √LOK “bend, loop” survived in Tolkien’s later writing, I would retain this word but update it to ᴺS. loetha- “to curl, bend, wind, twine” to better fit Sindarin phonology, dropping the meanings “tie knot, tangle” for which I would use [N.] nod- “tie” and [G.] canga- “tangle”.

Reference ✧ GL/54 ✧ “curl (tr.), bend, wind, twine, tie knot, tangle”

loctha- “curl (tr.), bend, wind, twine, tie knot, tangle” cp. ᴱQ. lokse “bunch, cluster” ✧ GL/54

Derivations

< ᴱ√LOKO “twine, twist, curl”