ᴺS. !gwirfin n. “braid, pigtail, (lit.) woven-tress” (Category: Hair (other))
A neologism for “braid, pigtail” coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, a combination of [ᴺS.] gwir- “weave” and find “tress”, so literally “woven tress”. It is inspired by G. cingrafindl of similar meaning.
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| ^gwir- | “to weave” |
| S. find | “tress; single hair” |
G. cingrafindl n. “pigtail” (Category: Hair (other))
A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s appearing as {cingrafindel >> cingrafingel >>} cingrafindl “pigtail” (GL/26), a combination of G. cingra “plaited” and G. findel “tress”.
References ✧ GL/26
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| cingra | “plaited” | ✧ GL/26 |
| findel | “tress” | ✧ GL/26 (#findl) |