Eldamo : Gnomish : ger

G. ger n. “ore, metal” (Category: Metal)

⚠️G. ger, n. “ore, metal” (Category: Metal): N. tinc “metal”

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “ore, metal” related to ᴱQ. yere(n) “pig iron” (GL/38; QL/105), since in Gnomish ancient initial y became g.

Reference ✧ GL/38 ✧ “ore, metal”

Element In

G. gersauth “mine” ✧ GL/38
G. gerd(h)olm “mine” ✧ GL/38 (gerdolm)
G. gerin “metallic” ✧ GL/38

Cognates

ᴱQ. ere(n) “iron, steel” ✧ GL/38 (ĕrĕ(n))
ᴱQ. yere(n) “pig iron” ✧ GL/38 (yĕrĕ(n))

Derivations

< ᴱ√YERE(NE) “*iron” ✧ GL/38 (yĕrĕ(n))

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√yĕrĕ(n) > ger

[jere] > [gere] > [ger]

✧ GL/38