Gnomish Lexicon

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Gnomish Lexicon

A list of confirmed words in Gnomish. For suggestions/additions, please use the Discussion page and include a link to the relevant document the term is used in (or if it is an in-game item/location, enough information staff can find it for review).

Gnomish Term	Translation	Roots	Originating Documentation	Date Introduced	Other Info
Dva'lorten	Unknown	Unknown	A History of the Gnomes	2003	a communal setting for the Basingstoke bloodline
Eisenruck	Unknown	Unknown	Eisenruck document	Unknown	A type of backpack
Glimaergless	Approx. glimmering glass	Loosely taken from the "glimaer" (elven for glimmer) and "gless" - glass	Artisanal Glasses of Elanthia: A Continuation (aka Glassworking Part Two)	September 2022	A type of Wendwillow glassworking
Glaesineth	Unknown	Unknown	Artisanal Glasses of Elanthia: A Continuation (aka Glassworking Part Two)	September 2022	A type of forest gnome-produced glass
Ivsenra	ink stealer	Combination/truncation of gnomish words for ink and stealer	A Library Mouse By Any Other Name	February 2021	Winedotter term for bookworm. See also achlat
Achlat	bookworm	Unknown	A Library Mouse By Any Other Name	February 2021	Burghal gnome term for bookworm, see also Ivsenra
Latevlot	vellum vole	Combination/truncation of gnomish words for vellum and vole	A Library Mouse By Any Other Name	February 2021	n/a
Plumille	n/a	Unknown	Plumille document	HSN 2015	Plumille is a fabric mostly used for outer garments because of the natural water-resistant properties of the woven feather barbs
Apotl/Apotla	n/a	Unknown	Forest Gnomes: Thoughts from an Angstholm Raised Half-Elf	May 2009?	Forest gnome cloak (apotl = male, apotla = female)
Huiteo	n/a	Unknown	Forest Gnomes: Thoughts from an Angstholm Raised Half-Elf	May 2009?	Forest gnome beaded headband
Basrenne	n/a	Unknown	Ferroniere document	2007ish	Basingstoke/forest gnome ferroniere
Ferrigem	n/a	"Ferri" from ferroniere + gem	Ferroniere document	2007ish	Burghal gnome ferroniere. With roots in Common, this is not representative of Gnomish's rich roots, but it is uniquely found amongst the burghals, so it is included here
Nonalca	n/a	Unknown	Forest Gnomes: Thoughts from an Angstholm Raised Half-Elf	May 2009?	Forest gnome, female-worn, wide sash
Vit’gno Loed	Unknown	Unknown	Lines of Blood: A History of the Gnomes	Unknown	Name of an epic poem
Zhadu’gno	Blood-marking	Unknown	Lines of Blood: A History of the Gnomes	Unknown	Basingstoke coming of age ceremony
Arvyad’gno	Venture of fate	Unknown	Lines of Blood: A History of the Gnomes	Unknown	Burghal gnome coming of age ceremony