Eldamo : Gnomish : gwîl

G. gwîl n. “cessation, quiescence, leaving off; quiet, rest, peace” (Category: to Cease)

⚠️G. gwîl, n. “cessation, quiescence, leaving off; quiet, rest, peace” (Category: to Cease): ᴺS. !postad “stopping, cessation, leaving off”

A word in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s said to be used like gwilm “quiet, rest, peace”, but also meaning “cessation, quiescence, leaving off” (GL/45). It was derived from primitive ᴱ✶gu̯ild- base on the early root ᴱ√gwil-².

References ✧ GL/45; LT2A/Falasquil

Glosses

“cessation, quiescence, leaving off” ✧ GL/45
“peace” ✧ LT2A/Falasquil

gwîl “cessation, quiescence, leaving off” also like gwilm “quiet, rest, peace; cessation” ✧ GL/45

Element In

G. gwiltha- “to cease, leave off” ✧ GL/45
G. gwilthi “peace” ✧ GL/45

Derivations

< ᴱ√GWILI² “*peace, quiet” ✧ GL/45 (gwil-²)
- < gu̯ild- < gwil-² ✧ GL/45

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√gwil-² > gu̯ild- > gwîl

[wild] > [gʷild] > [gʷill]

✧ GL/45