... **I think _nostari_ is pl. of _nostar_ "begetter"; (fem. and masc.). While "he-begetter, father" is _nostaro_ and "she-begetter, mother" is _nostare_. Pl....
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Tandra Chu
lindril@...
Apr 9, 2000 3:30 pm
... Well, I know next to nil about Sindarin, but I listened to the clip and this is what I thought I heard: "Niin o hithaeglir lasto beth daer; rim o niin...
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Apr 9, 2000 3:30 pm
Aiya! Why there's no lention in Sindarin weekday-names? Namaarie! S.Y., Elenhil Laiquendo...
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Apr 9, 2000 3:30 pm
Aiya! I'm trying to translate "tenn' omentielva" into Sindarin. Unfortunately I don't know any suitable S. word for "until" or "before" etc. F1! :) Next I need...
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Apr 8, 2000 7:19 pm
Aiya! ... BJ> Hard to do without almost copying The Etymologies verbatim -- a possible BJ> but huge project (take my word for it! :-) Why copying them in full?...
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David Salo
dsalo@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
... It's difficult to see how. That is probably the meaning of _Gilrain_, but note the difference between ae and ai. -rain can come from *ranyaa (root RAN),...
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BP Jonsson
bpj@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
... I have always taken it to mean "wanderer with star", but "wandering star" seems equally possible. /BP B.Philip Jonsson <mailto:bpj@...>bpj@... ...
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BP Jonsson
bpj@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
... Hard to do without almost copying The Etymologies verbatim -- a possible but huge project (take my word for it! :-) /BP B.Philip Jonsson...
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Johan Winge
johan.winge@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
It seems like there is some that can't listen to the RealAudio-file. Therefore, I have converted the essential part (the spell) into a couple of sound-formats...
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Mike Adams
abrigon@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
I think the Elves had a lingo from the beginning, but with contact with
Orome and like the lingo was broadened, as well as with their move west
as they went,...
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Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
... Eh, Q _Ulairi_ (pl form) can't very very well correspond to S *_Ulaer_, which would have to be a sg, wouldn't it? The pl must be *_Ylaer_ for something...
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Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
... I read somewhere that the Elves thought it distateful to speak of "owning" children, and the possossive case generall denotes (as suggested by it's name!)...
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david kiltz
dkiltz@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
As Jim Allan in his "Introduction to Elvish" already suggested, there may be a connection between Sindarin _mae_ "well/salve" as in _mae govannen_ and the term...
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Cirk Bejnar
eluchil@...
Apr 8, 2000 5:24 pm
... This is fairly correct. Form #1 is still active in voice because the subject is doing the action not being acted upon. (My gramatical ideas are baesed...
2459
Jay Lawson
lawson@...
Apr 8, 2000 12:06 am
OK!!! I think I get it now. My thanks to everyone who replied about participles. I figured I could count on several lengthy replies on a topic like that...
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David Salo
dsalo@...
Apr 7, 2000 11:28 pm
... I think I suggested on this list that the Sindarin form of Ulairi might be *Ulaer, which wouldn't sound very different. Is it possible that this is...
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Daniel Laenker
dmlaenker@...
Apr 7, 2000 10:49 pm
... My, such angst! The reason I suggested Aramaic or Hebrew was merely because Tolkien was said to have based Khuzdul on Semitic constructions. It wasn't of a...
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david kiltz
dkiltz@...
Apr 7, 2000 10:43 pm
am 07.04.2000 11:02 Uhr schrieb Javier Lorenzo unter ... How do you like _Vinyamarion_ ? There are also many names ending in -ion. It wd probably mean sth....
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CHRIS1224@...
Apr 7, 2000 10:40 pm
In a message dated 4/7/00 6:02:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mcarver@... ... Yes, I think they change it every week or so. Chris...
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Javier Lorenzo
javier.lorenzo@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:12 pm
Greetings Elflingers, I'm a new list member (I've subscribed some days ago, but this is my first post). My name is Javier Lorenzo and I live in Tarragona...
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david kiltz
dkiltz@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:11 pm
am 29.03.2000 08:51 Uhr schrieb Jerome S. Colburn unter ... I entirely agree. If I didn't I couldn't do my job ;-) David Kiltz...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:11 pm
... confusion about what they are exactly. I may actually be talking about past participles here; I'm not sure. Perhaps I have led myself to more confusion...
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Ryszard Derdzinski
maggot@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:10 pm
Dear Lambengolmor! Do you know the precise etymology of the name GILRAEN ? Can it mean 'Wandering Star' ? Hennaid for your help with the Quenya _Hobbit_ form....
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Boris Shapiro
elenhil@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:09 pm
Aiya! Maybe there is some online guide on Eldarin etymology? I thing it would be greatly welcomed by everyone. Namaarie! S.Y., Elenhil Laiquendo...
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Cirk Bejnar
eluchil@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:09 pm
... A participle is a verbal adjective. That is an adjective based on a verb. There are two in English (past and present: written and writting). They are...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:08 pm
... a better translation The attested examples _Indis i-Ciryamo_ "the mariner's wife" and _Hiini Iluuvataro_ "the Children of Iluuvatar" would seem to indicate...
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Matt Beaney
moricurunir@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:07 pm
Hi all.. As I understand it, there are two types of Participle in Quenya, Past and Present. A Present Participle corresponds to an '-ing word' in English.. ie...
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Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:06 pm
... There's both sg _sile_ and pl _silir_ in some early versions of the "Elen siila"-greeting. Andreas ______________________________________________________ ...
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BP Jonsson
bpj@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:06 pm
... And what do I use to *hear* it once I got it? /BP B.Philip Jonsson <mailto:bpj@...>bpj@... <mailto:melroch@...>melroch@... ...
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david kiltz
dkiltz@...
Apr 7, 2000 1:05 pm
I just wanted to thank everybody for their comments on Tolkien's handwriting. It seems that all we can do, is to KY/HYERA to the God of Tolkienity and hope...
