Eldamo : Gnomish : dolfa

G. dolfa [nd-] n. “mole” (Category: Animals (other))

⚠️G. dolfa [nd-], n. “mole” (Category: Animals (other)): ᴺS. ^dolph “mole”

A noun appearing as G. {doldos >>} dolfa and {doldrin >>} dolmeg in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, derived from the early root ᴱ√NDOLO “delve” (GL/30). The form G. doldrin “mole” appeared undeleted in the Gnomish Grammar and the Official Name List for the Lost Tales (GG/8; PE13/104).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would adapt these words as ᴺS. dolph, reconceived of as a derivative of the root ᴹ√NDOL “*hill, head”, describing these creatures as hill-makers.

References ✧ GL/30

Glosses

“a mole” ✧ GL/30

Variations

dolfa ✧ GL/30
doldos ✧ GL/30

dolfa “a mole” = dolmeg ✧ GL/30

Changes

doldos >> dolfa “a mole” ✧ GL/30

Cognates

ᴱQ. nolpa “mole” ✧ GL/30

Derivations

< ᴱ√NDOLO “delve” ✧ GL/30

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√ndolo- > dolfa

[ndolpā] > [ndolpa] > [ndolfa] > [dolfa]

✧ GL/30