Early Hick Lexicon — Tool Terms

Entries in the Tool Terms semantic field.

'ibri /ʔib.ri/

manure, fertilizer (noun) [Agricultural Terms, Tool Terms]

Proto-Hick *'ibari

aigasam /ai.ga.sam/

wet grinding (noun) [Tool Terms, Technical Terms]

Literally "water grinding," referring to the use of water in the smoothing process

ar /ar/

cut, cutting action (noun) [Action Terms, Tool Terms, Basic Terms]

Proto-Hick *xaru

asamgasam /a.sam.ga.sam/

flattening (initial grinding) (noun) [Tool Terms, Technical Terms]

Literally "rest grinding," referring to the initial flattening process

brismal /bris.mal/

forge (native term) (noun) [Construction Terms, Tool Terms]

gasam /ga.sam/

grinding (noun) — Forms the base for specialized grinding terms [Tool Terms, Basic Terms]

Literally "under rock," referring to the action of grinding

kasgasam /kas.ga.sam/

polishing, lapping (noun) [Tool Terms, Craft Terms]

Refers to the final lapping stage to achieve a reflective surface

kasger /kas.ger/

mirror (especially polished stone mirror) (noun) [Tool Terms, Stone Terms]

Shows technological origin in polished stone mirrors

krakesi /kra.ke.si/

sword, long bladed weapon (noun) — Originally referred to wooden paddle with obsidian teeth inserts [Weapon Terms, Tool Terms]

Proto-Hick *krak-kasigaru

Shows semantic extension from wooden paddle with obsidian teeth to any long bladed weapon

krakiger /krak.i.ger/

flint, chert (noun) [Material Terms, Tool Terms]

Proto-Hick *kraku-garu

murkran /mur.kran/

night watch horn (noun) [Tool Terms, Time Terms]

pak /pak/

poke (noun) [Tool Terms, Basic Terms]

Proto-Hick *paku

tamin /ta.min/

forge, smithy (noun) — Borrowed technical term from Eldrim metalworking traditions [Construction Terms, Tool Terms, Borrowed Terms]

Direct borrowing of Quenya technical term for forge/smithy

ven /ven/

yoke, burden (noun) [Basic Terms, Tool Terms]

Proto-Hick *venu

Reintroduced from dialect after original *venu developed into vin