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S. tewch n. “(?chip)” (Category: to Cut)

⚠️S. tewch, n. “(?chip)” (Category: to Cut)
ᴺS. ^techu “chip”

A word appearing in Definitive Linguistic Notes (DLN) from 1959 as tewch with an unclear gloss, perhaps “chip” as suggested by Christopher Gilson (PE17/148). It was derived from primitive ✶teswā where the sw became χw, and then the final w became u/w̯ which then intruded into the main syllable in a process parallel to i-intrusion.

Neo-Sindarin: This 1959 note it is the only place Tolkien mentions u-intrusion as a parallel to i-intrusion, so I assume this was a transient idea and the Sindarin form should be ᴺS. techu “chip”.

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. flinc “chip” (GL/35), probably based on the early root ᴱ√FḶKḶ “cleave, hew” (QL/38).

Reference ✧ PE17/148 ✧ “(?chip)”

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Phonetic Developments

teswā > teχwā > teχw̯ > tewch [teswā] > [texwā] > [texwa] > [texw] > [tewx] ✧ PE17/148

G. flinc n. “chip” (Category: to Cut)

See S. tewch for discussion.

Reference ✧ GL/35 ✧ “a chip”

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