N. nîf n. “front, face” (Category: In Front)
References ✧ Ety/NIB; EtyAC/NIB
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| ᴹ✶nībe > nîf | [nībe] > [nīve] > [nīv] | ✧ Ety/NIB |
ᴱN. ant n. “face, front, forward surface” (Category: In Front)
A word in Early Noldorin Word-lists with glosses “face, front, forward surface”, cognate to ᴱQ. anta “cheek” (PE13/137, 160).
Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, G. ant instead had the gloss “cheek” and was derived from ᴱ✶ṃ̄t- (GL/19), probably related to ᴱ√MATA “eat” (QL/59). In Gnomish Lexicon Slips correcting that document, Tolkien revised the gloss to “face” (PE13/110).
References ✧ PE13/137, 160
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| ennir | plural | ✧ PE13/137; PE13/160 |
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