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ᴱ√FṆTṆ¹ root. “*crooked, twisted”

⚠️ᴱ√FṆTṆ¹ root. “*crooked, twisted”
PHAN “cover, screen, veil; white, (light white) shape; shape, vision”
PHIN¹ “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity, [ᴹ√] nimbleness”

A root in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s given as fṇt with derivatives like G. fant “crooked, bent, bowed” and G. fintha- “to twist; deceive, cheat, take in” (GL/34-35). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing.

References ✧ GL/34-35

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