G. manc n. “grip, grasp, hold” (Category: to Grasp, Seize, Take Hold of)
A noun appearing as G. manc “grip, grasp, hold” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, likely based on the early root ᴱ√maχā (GL/55); compare ᴱ√MAHA “grasp” from the contemporaneous Qenya Lexicon (QL/57).
Neo-Sindarin: Since √MAH survives as the root of “hand” words in Tolkien’s later writings, I would retain ᴺS. manc “grip, grasp, hold” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin, though its exact derivation is no longer clear.
Reference ✧ GL/55 ✧ “grip, grasp, hold”
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