Eldamo : Gnomish : libli

G. libli n. “small glass; small drop” (Category: to Drop)

⚠️G. libli, n. “small glass; small drop” (Category: to Drop): ᴺS. limig “[small] drop, ⚠️drop of water”

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s meaning either “a small glass” or “a small drop” (GL/54), based on the early root ᴱ√LIPI as suggested by Christopher Tolkien (QL/86; LT1A/limpë).

References ✧ GL/54; LT1A/limpë

Glosses

“a small glass; a small drop” ✧ GL/54
“small glass” ✧ LT1A/limpë

Cognates

ᴱQ. litl “tiny drop” ✧ LT1A/limpë (liptë)

Derivations

< ᴱ√LIPI “*drip, drop” ✧ LT1A/limpë