Q. nanwë n. “ebb, lowtide” (Category: to Flow)
A noun for an ebb-tide, first given as lanwe “ebb-tide” < ✶danmi “retreat” (VT48/32), then as nanwe “ebb, lowtide” < ✶ndanmē (VT48/26), appearing in notes on Variation D/L in Common Eldarin from the late 1960s. It was contrasted with luimë “flood, high tide” (VT48/24). I would interpret nanwe to mean a state of lowered water from any source, either low tide or a reduced river flow, but mostly for low tide as that would be the more common source.
References ✧ VT48/26, 32
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| ✶ndanmē > nanwe | [ndanmē] > [nanmē] > [nanwē] > [nanwe] | ✧ VT48/26 |
| ✶danmi > lanwe | [danmi] > [danme] > [lanme] > [lanwe] | ✧ VT48/32 |