ᴺS. !senc adj. and n. “mineral-like, flinty; flint” (Category: Rock, Stone)
A neologism for an adjective “mineral-like, flinty” and a noun “flint” coined by Paul Strack in 2019 specifically for Eldamo (with the noun sense added in 2021), the equivalent of Q. sinca “flint”, where the i became e via a-affection. It is derived from an adjective form of primitive ✶sinki, which may mean “mineral”; see that entry for details.
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G. silc n. “flint” (Category: Rock, Stone)
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “flint” (GL/67), probably a derivative of the early root ᴱ√SILI like its Qenya cognate ᴱQ. silik “flint” (QL/83).
Reference ✧ GL/67 ✧ “flint”
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