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ᴺS. !gwirfin n. “braid, pigtail, (lit.) woven-tress” (Category: Hair (other))

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.

Elements

^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)