G. idrisaith n. “avarice, excessive love of gold and gems and beautiful and costly things” (Category: Stingy, Avaricious)
An element in the name Cûm an-Idrisaith “Mound of Avarice” in earliest The Lost Tales of the 1910s (LT2/223). The Gnomish Lexicon contrasted it with avosaith “avarice = money-greed”, whereas idrisaith meant “excessive love of gold and gems and beautiful and costly things” (GL/50). It was a combination of idri “treasure” and saith “hunger”.
References ✧ GL/50; LT2A/Cûm an-Idrisaith
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| idri | “treasure, thing of great worth, jewel” | ✧ GL/50; LT2A/Cûm an-Idrisaith |
| saith | “hunger” |
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