Aia! Does anyone here know of an attested Quenya word similar in meaning to "repent, regret"? I couldn't find any. I am translating John Donne's "Holy Sonnets"...
... The word "lament" has the meaning "to regret strongly", too. Look under NAY- in Etym.: _nai_ "alas", _naina-_ "lament" (seems to be the verb). However, I...
... meaning ... the ... I already use that in the translation for "mourn", since I don't know a better one. Let me show you the text: "John Donne, Holy...
... happy! I've got a question...How many tongues of Elvish is there?? How many different kinds? I suggest you read the Frequently Asked Questions :-) You...
Do you know why, then, that _ammen_ is used instead of just _men_ for the dative "us"? I know I have also seen _allen_ vs. _len_ (though I can't give a...
teithant Venus Cantar ... appendix E to LOTR and http://www.gothpunk.com/~kmactane/quenya/comparison.html for mp3 ... soemtimes yes, sometimes no :) ...
teithant Kai MacTane ... i don't know.. locative should be used also in time, and probably in conditions.. in english, latin and ancient greek, you would use...
... 1.The imperative particle _a_ or _á_ is used to denote imperative sentences, as attested in _a laita te_ "praise them" (LotR3:VI ch. 4) and _ámen anta_...
teithant Jerome Colburn ... there is still the word _eros_ (modern _erotas_) to differientate it from _agape_ "love" of general meaning... _philia_ is now used...
... dative "us"? I know I have also seen _allen_ vs. _len_ (though I can't give a reference at the moment) and figured that _adden_ would be reasonable ...
Hello, [Tchitrec:] ... Surely so. ... Very true. ... But there is _sellath/ionnath dîn_ in the King's Letter, obviously a lenited from of *_tîn_ 'his'...
teithant gildor, ... i have checked out the verbs, but all the info points to word stems that have an ending attached to form variations of the original word....
... Are you kidding? What about: http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/misc/local/TolkLang/pronmid/pronguide.html I think it's much better than my bunch of MP3s. (But thanks...
... I definitely agree that the three "geographical/spatial" cases in Quenya (locative, allative and ablative) can be used for time as well, but I'm iffy about...
... I expect this is to be used in a wedding (of two people), so perhaps _...mine namme_? --Kai MacTane ... "When nothing's sacred any more, When the demon's...
... And, as a further suggestion, this looks like a place for the negative verb. "Á enyale, umil(ye) pole nuhta umbar..." --Kai MacTane ... "Lucretia, my...
teithant Kai MacTane ... oh i still havent consolidated the "updated" pronouns :) ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
... But then ... dear; ... _meldir_ ... whole other ... whose ... MEL- may ... *descended* ... romantic ... mere ... have ... doubt he ... Hálo. :-) Sorry I...
I am composing a song I would like to sing, and I have written the lyrics in English. However, my intent is to perform this in Quenya. Is there anyone here who...
I understand that this issue is very especulative but then what would you say is the safest way of writing sentences like: To him/her, to them, keeping the...
I am looking for a copy of the old Qenya Lexikon of Tolkien. Is it possible to buy it? Does anybody have a digitalized version? Yours...
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david gratt
thewdq@...
Jul 3, 2002 12:55 am
Hey Gildor, My name is david and I'm a lurker (for lack of a better word) on many of the elvish linquistics sites. I was looking at your "Account of the...
First of all I want to apologize, because my English is not so good. I have a little problem: I would like to write, on my wedding ring, my name and my...
Thank you to everyone who has commented on my poem. I thought it would be easier to correct by dividing each verse per day. Here is the second verse: Imíca...
Hey there, I'm late with this answer, I know. I just wanted to say that, as far as the English part of the poem goes, 'tis beautiful, I loved it. About the...
