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... is not that much true on a scholarly angle and depending on what one would call a 'teaching&#39;. The latest (silent, i.e. not mentioned on the 'News' page)...
25 Dec 12, 2002
11:04 am

Hans <gentlebeldin...
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this just doesn't feel right... - Toled lîn ammen, be doled-em-amarth your coming to us, (is) as (the) coming of doom (???) - Ú-'oston o chain I don't fear...
5 Dec 12, 2002
9:56 am

Beregond. Anders Sten...
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Hello all, I am a new poster to this list (a friend recommended I come here for help a few days ago). I have a couple of translation questions that I hope the...
45 Dec 12, 2002
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... See UT part 2, section IV, note 5, paragraph 2. Suilad, Beregond...
1 Dec 12, 2002
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... Does _et_ 'out' govern ablative? Could not the case of the following noun rather depend on the meaning, sc. _et earello_ 'out of the sea', _et earenna_...
1 Dec 12, 2002
8:58 am

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From: "Thomas Ferencz" <percival64@...> ... Excuse me... I have written from my account and I've done some imprecision, evidently (I've discovered now...
1 Dec 12, 2002
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... my ... But _um-_ can be used also for negate names, or only for verbs? For example, if I would want to say "No pain, no victory", I think I have to say...
2 Dec 11, 2002
9:27 pm

Thomas Ferencz
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... Yuo could hypothetically say _ume naicele_ 'it is/it has no pain', compare with German 'es gibt kein schmerz' (it gives no pain) 'arimasen ittai' (it has...
2 Dec 11, 2002
7:52 pm

Elliott Lash
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That is all I need ,thanks. What are the websites to get those dictionaries you spoke of?Get more from the Web....
2 Dec 11, 2002
4:45 pm

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... *_Parna_ could be a good word for "ordered" or "arranged";, and *_parnasse_ is indeed a possible abstract formation. I would, however, tend to avoid ...
1 Dec 11, 2002
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Helge K. Fauskanger
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... Blah, blah, blah, theory, theory. :-) Pretty much everything in Tolkienian linguistics is a theory, beyond Tolkien's single texts at one moment. Even ...
1 Dec 10, 2002
11:17 pm

Petri Tikka
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I have just joined this list and am on the Quenya course chapter 7. I have been fingering translating various Christmas hymns into Quenya so far I need the...
2 Dec 10, 2002
8:37 pm

Kirsten Eivor Bekkhus
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Suilad, I was wondering, how you would say the phrase "they will be filled..." in Sindarin? Also how would the phrase "they will be called the Sons of God"...
3 Dec 10, 2002
8:01 pm

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Hi, Does anybody know the Sindarin form for the verb "to miss" (meaning "to discover or regret the loss or absence of")? I've looked, but I haven't come across...
5 Dec 10, 2002
7:47 pm

Kenneth Chaij
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Aiya! A little stupid question: how can I say "You cannot pass", in Quenya? Thanks a lot, Mormegil...
5 Dec 10, 2002
5:23 pm

Thomas Ferencz
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Heya everyone- Two quick questions... how are adverbs formed in Sindarin? I know that Quenya has a suffix that is used but I have been unable to determine...
2 Dec 10, 2002
1:34 am

Gildor Inglorion
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Hi, all I havn’t posted here for a while, but I am still learning Quenya. I was looking for a bit of help on how to form sbstract nouns, I know what they do...
8 Dec 10, 2002
1:13 am

Gildor Inglorion
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Hello everyone :) I am another new elfling! I've been greatly enjoying the messages I've recieved so far. I myself have had interest in the languages of...
2 Dec 10, 2002
12:42 am

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Hello to everyone! I've lurked around here for a while and have always been duly impressed by the sense of professionalism here. I really meant to post...
5 Dec 10, 2002
12:39 am

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Are there any Quenyan words for Chaos and Order ? Have looked where i can, but have seen nothing that would fit in any context If not what could be used as...
6 Dec 9, 2002
7:45 am

Jerome Colburn
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I've read that _Melian_ comes from _Melyanna_ "loved gift"; I know _mel_ "love" and _anna_ "gift", so I can seen this meaning in the name. But I don't know...
6 Dec 8, 2002
8:06 pm

Eddin Najetovic
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I am looking for the meaning of the name _Flinding_, the name of _Gwindor_ from HoME II. I assume it is Gnomish of course. Any help on this would be...
1 Dec 8, 2002
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Gerunds have confused me greatly, surely they are the same as infinitives???? Can someone give me a simple explaination please? Varno...
6 Dec 8, 2002
6:30 am

D. Daniel Andriës
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I would like to "use" the compound word "elf-mother&quot; and I was wondering if I could have a few opinions on the different versions I came up with ?? Modelled...
3 Dec 8, 2002
2:57 am

Robert B Wilson
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Welcome Helkabeleth ! I am french and my name is Glorfinniel. I learn quenya since the last year and I love this language. I hope you find here the way to...
1 Dec 8, 2002
2:07 am

Gwladys Sarie
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... make a lot of fuss about minor rewrites. ... I am calm itself... :) ... article (hey! not that minor, since it includes information from the Pater Noster)...
1 Dec 8, 2002
2:01 am

Helge K. Fauskanger
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Hello Elfling! I guess I have to introduce myself, now, too... Well, I'm Helkabeleth [or at least according to BarrowDowns.com a long time ago]. I'm a high...
2 Dec 8, 2002
12:08 am

Gildor Inglorion
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Aiya ilyë, I am currently on lesson 13 of the Quenya course, and it seems to me that Quenya has many, many more case endings then Sindarin. So could Sindarin...
5 Dec 8, 2002
12:02 am

Gildor Inglorion
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Á tire súlenya titta, an i lóme morna ette verce celwar mí taure ranyar, aiwi alamoine nyénar cáleo autie. Á leve! Áva hehta náreo lauce, amilo melme, nosseo...
5 Dec 7, 2002
6:58 pm

Thomas Ferencz
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Aiya! Welcome to Men Eldalambinen http://www.geocities.com/petristikka/ On this fine day of _Ringarë_ I have added a little essay about the various Quenya...
2 Dec 6, 2002
7:21 pm

Kirsten Eivor Bekkhus
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