ᴺS. [G.] canga- v. “to tangle; *to get tangled, [by extension] go wrong” (Category: to Wind, Wrap)
Derivations
G. canga- v. “to tangle” (Category: to Wind, Wrap)
A verb appearing as G. canga- “to tangle” in the Gnomish Lexicon (GL/25), probably based on the early root ᴱ√KANGA or ᴱ√KAŊA “weave, twine” (QL/45, 98). Elsewhere in GL Tolkien had the similar and probably related intransitive verb cinga- or cangi- “to go wrong, get tangled”.
Neo-Sindarin: I would retain the verb ᴺS. canga- for purposes of Neo-Sindarin based on a Neo-Root ᴺ√KANGA “*tangle”, incorporating the meanings of both transitive “tangle” and intransitive “get tangled, [by extension] go wrong”.
References ✧ GL/25
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| cangathi | past | ✧ GL/25 |
Elements
| cang | “tangled, confused, mixed up, awry; tangle, confusion, mêllay” | ✧ GL/25 |
Cognates