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17438 Thomas Ferencz
percival64 Send Email
Sep 4, 2002
7:44 am
Aia, ... yes, but would not the infinitive be _tara_ in this case? The stem is listed as tara-, not tar-, which latter would indicate a primary verb. Of...
17437 Thomas Ferencz
percival64 Send Email
Sep 4, 2002
7:22 am
aia, first please tell me what would the English sentences mean? What does "I summon you to thee" mean? Bye, Thomas ... ...
17436 vivecalindahl Send Email Sep 4, 2002
5:59 am
... [... rista bith...] My advice is to ignore those who you think are hopeless cases, not to waste time finding insults. Or, since you seem to feel such a ...
17435 reldias Send Email Sep 4, 2002
5:25 am
... you're ... will be ... Ok thanks. Another question: in the word _Úmilye_, what does the _- mi-_ in the middle do? _Ú-_ is "not", and the ending _-lye_ is...
17434 Kai MacTane
kmactane Send Email
Sep 4, 2002
2:26 am
... Oh, I totally agree that _tara-_ *sounds* right for "to cross -- reminiscent of Thar-Gelion and so on. I was just wondering if it was attested or not. ...
17433 Gildor Inglorion
elfiness Send Email
Sep 4, 2002
12:47 am
teithant Jessica Pond ... first of all: Quenya is NOT English.. you don't just replace the words, but you must consider the Quenya grammar: "I summon you" in...
17432 Jessica Pond
jesspond@... Send Email
Sep 4, 2002
12:40 am
am i correct, or am i wrong? i am totally new to quenya and this is my first writing in it. Elrond wise one i summon you to thee= Elrond saila quen inye tulta-...
17431 Kai MacTane
kmactane Send Email
Sep 4, 2002
12:30 am
... Anything that I find *on the Web*, that starts off by claiming "this might [not] be the most accurate...", quite frankly scares me. :) I'd consider _tara-_...
17430 Gildor Inglorion
elfiness Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
11:43 pm
teithant Charity Allen ... the Valar? but Eru wasnt one of the Valar because he created them ____________________________________________________________ Do...
17429 Charity Allen
elven_druidess Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
11:39 pm
but weren't the other names those of gods, too? Maybe I missed something. Kat ... From: Gildor Inglorion <elfiness@...> Reply-To:...
17428 reldias Send Email Sep 3, 2002
9:48 pm
... what's the ... kind of ... out more info.) ... I found it at: http://hem.passagen.se/noldo/engquen.html So what would the correct usage in this case be....
17427 Kai MacTane
kmactane Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
9:15 pm
... Workable, though you probably want _yálumesse_. ... Looks good to me. ... Yup! ... I don't believe it is. It's reconstructed by analogy with _ná_, plural...
17426 gentlebeldin Send Email Sep 3, 2002
9:13 pm
... Oh no! Yours is the most arrogant post I've seen in this list so far. ... Congrats! There aren't very many living people who are able to do an EXACT...
17425 Kai MacTane
kmactane Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
9:05 pm
... This isn't exactly linguistic. But I get the impression they're a genetic offshoot of Men. --Kai MacTane ... "But every night I burn,/Every night I call...
17424 Kai MacTane
kmactane Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
8:58 pm
... I had pretty much the same question many months ago. People's suggestions were, IIRC: _... ná anda lá mára_ (literally, "... is long beyond goodness"),...
17423 Thomas Ferencz
percival64 Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
8:36 pm
Dear Alquarinque, although Petri may have put it a little bit harsh, he is essentially right: from this translation attempt it seems that you have some severe...
17422 Thomas Ferencz
percival64 Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
8:24 pm
Aia, although I am not the adressed person, but one source of _tara-_ may be the word CROSSING tarna (passage, #ford) -LT2:347 and maybe the root THAR- glossed...
17421 Kai MacTane
kmactane Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
8:05 pm
... I presume that would be a verb stem, _tara-_? Probably usable; what's the source? (Of course, you can always use whatever you want; I'm not some kind of ...
17420 Kai MacTane
kmactane Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
8:01 pm
... Thanks for the references; I'll check on those (and then I have to take my copy of WJ back to the library!). ... Not necessarily, though your theory may...
17419 Kai MacTane
kmactane Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
7:57 pm
Sorry, almost forgot to post the answer on that "quiz question". If you recall, it was (in short form): Suppose you're saying "Servant of the secret flame,...
17418 elimloth Send Email Sep 3, 2002
7:54 pm
... Well, no, this is the third decoder ring style translation I've seen go by in the last month, each equally bad. ... Petri, this list *is* moderated and the...
17417 Gildor Inglorion
elfiness Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
7:54 pm
teithant Charity Allen ... it's the same thing ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ÁðïêôÞóôå ôç äùñåÜí...
17416 Gildor Inglorion
elfiness Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
7:49 pm
teithant Donna Mair ... diin ... bregol ... bara ... asgar ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ÁðïêôÞóôå ôç...
17415 Paul Svensson
paul-ling@... Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
7:01 pm
... Yes, that's my impression as well, however... ... ... even for someone with as little knowledge of Quenya as me, it was obvious that the "work" performed...
17414 CharmedOne0189@... Send Email Sep 3, 2002
7:00 pm
yes i would like to be a study partner...
17413 Charity Allen
elven_druidess Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
7:00 pm
Iluvatar, not "God"...or did I misunderstand? -Kat ... From: "petristikka&quot; <kari.j.tikka@...> Reply-To: elfling@yahoogroups.com To:...
17412 elhath *
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Sep 3, 2002
6:51 pm
Teithant Donna Mair ... It's not so difficult to obtain it though you can't get it "right away"... AFAIRC it just took a registration of some kind and you ...
17411 Donna Mair
lotr_osgiliath Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
5:51 pm
hi there, can someone tell me the sindarin words for: silence fierce fiery impetuous these words are available from the sindarin dictionary, so hopefully...
17410 Vahishta Vahid
sindarin_que... Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
5:42 pm
carlasandra9@... wrote: David, I am one of the moderators for elfling. Would you like to be a study partner and help a new person to the Quenya language...
17409 carlasandra9@...
carlinda78704 Send Email
Sep 3, 2002
5:41 pm
I thought this list was for all levels of people trying to learn Tolkien's languages. I find it very sad to see someone at least trying to work out a...
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