S. molif n. “wrist, (lit.) hand-link” (Category: Hand (other))
A word for “wrist” in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from the late 1960s, a combination of (archaic) †maw “hand” and lîf “link”, hence “(lit.) hand-link” (VT47/6).
Conceptual Development: There was a similar word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s: G. {mabrid >>} mabrin(d) “wrist”, a combination of G. mab “hand(s)” and G. grinn “ankle, wrist” (GL/42, 55).
Reference ✧ VT47/6 ✧ “wrist, (lit.) hand-link”
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| †maw | “hand” | soft-mutation | ✧ VT47/6 (†maw) |
| #lîf | “link” | ✧ VT47/6 (#lif) |
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| ✶mā-limi > molif | [mālimi] > [mālime] > [mǭlime] > [maulime] > [maulim] > [molim] > [moliv] | ✧ VT47/6 |
G. mabrin(d) n. “wrist” (Category: Hand (other))
References ✧ GL/42, 55, 69; LT2A/Ermabwed
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| mab | “hand(s)” | ✧ GL/55; LT2A/Ermabwed |
| grinn | “ankle, wrist” | ✧ GL/42 (grind); GL/55 (grind); GL/69 (grind) |
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