G. gwerb(e)lin n. “top, whirligig, *(lit.) wind-unwind” (Category: to Turn Around)
A noun for a “top, whirligig” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, apparently a combination of G. gwer- “turn” and [possibly] G. belin “unrolled” (GL/22, 46), so perhaps meaning “*unrolled turner”.
Reference ✧ GL/46 ✧ “top, whirligig”
Elements
| gwer- | “to wind, turn, bend (tr.); to weave” | ✧ GL/46 |
| belin | “expanded, unrolled, unfurled, set (of sails)” | ✧ GL/46 (b(e)lin) |
Cognates