G. mau adv. “soon, early” (Category: Early (adv))
An adverb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “soon, early” and derived from primitive ᴱ✶mau̯ (GL/57). It had a verb form G. maudra- “be early, come first; to prefer, to be preferred”, a comparative form G. maudro “sooner, earlier; rather”, and an adjective form G. maurin or maudrin “early, betimes, up early; premature”.
Reference ✧ GL/57 ✧ “soon, early”
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