Eldamo : Early Primitive Elvish : FṆTṆ¹

ᴱ√FṆTṆ¹ root. “*crooked, twisted”

⚠️ᴱ√FṆTṆ¹ root. “*crooked, twisted”: √PHAN “cover, screen, veil; white, (light white) shape; shape, vision”; √PHIN¹ “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, [ᴹ√] nimbleness”

A root in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as fṇt with derivatives like G. fant “crooked, bent, bowed” and G. fintha- “to twist; deceive, cheat, take in” (GL/34-35). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing.

References ✧ GL/34-35

Variations

‽fṇ̄t ✧ GL/34
fṇt ✧ GL/35

Derivatives

> G. fant “crooked, bent, bowed” ✧ GL/34; GL/35
> G. fintha- “to twist; to deceive, cheat, take in” ✧ GL/35