... Well, one of the first entries defines the Gothic word "aithei" ("mother") as "father", which is rather discouraging. -- John Cowan...
2922
Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Jul 9, 2000 4:04 pm
... It could be added that Q and S (if we for the sake of discussion assume them to be "real" languages spoken by actual people (I won't enter a discussion of...
2923
Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Jul 9, 2000 4:04 pm
Just a little question about a word found in QaE: Why doesn't the _i_ of _gwanunig_ "one of a pair of twins" (from _gwanun_ "pair of twins") cause umlaut,...
2924
Loomin- Mehtar
denizakhan@...
Jul 9, 2000 4:04 pm
When something is made of a specific subject, e.g. "wood"-alda, that is "of wood". In Q I have seen two different suffixes of this...? I don´t know the...
2925
Patrick Norton
jediknightpatrick5@...
Jul 9, 2000 4:04 pm
thank you very much. i got the vocab. form the Index to the Etymologies by English glosses on Ardalamion. i have no clue on how to translate Sindarin. again...
2926
hannes.natanael.eriks...
Jul 9, 2000 6:19 pm
Hello! I am new to this list, and also quite new to Tolkien's languages. In the info page to this list all new members were asked to first send an introduction...
2927
David Kiltz
kiltzd@...
Jul 9, 2000 6:19 pm
Andreas Johansson schrieb am Ň[elfling] GwanunigÓ. [2000/07/08 20:54] ... Well, a good question to be sure. Perhaps no umlaut takes place because the ...
2928
Andreas Johansson
and_yo@...
Jul 11, 2000 12:29 am
... There's quite a lot of Nordic people here ... ... Either _cénanye_ with a long "e" (and the meaning rather _I'm looking_ than _I look) or _ceninye_. ... ...
2929
David Salo
dsalo@...
Jul 11, 2000 12:29 am
... Because it comes from something like *wonoon- (from the root (O)NO) + the suffix -ik- (-ikoo?). *wonoon- produces *wanuun- in Old Sindarin. Long vowels...
2930
John Cowan
cowan@...
Jul 11, 2000 12:30 am
... *shrug*. This is a matter of linguistic habit. In English we say "John put his hands in his pockets" as a matter of idiom. A literal translation into...
2931
Mike Adams
abrigon@...
Jul 11, 2000 1:29 am
I am looking at http://user.tninet.se/~xof995c/teng_calligraphy.htm#top
And does Tengwar have to conform to Western Calligraphy ideals? I know
Arabic...
2932
Myrtheos@...
Jul 11, 2000 1:29 am
In a message dated 7/7/00 10:16:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Haplo@... writes: << > Hi, I'll introduce myslef since I'm new arounf here. I'm ...
2933
Mike Adams
abrigon@...
Jul 11, 2000 11:14 pm
I find it funny, that I believe the real names of the lingo Quenya and
Sindarian, are Qyenay and Sindar without the -in.
Or am I being overly blind?
Mike ...
2934
eosin@...
Jul 11, 2000 11:14 pm
Hello all. I'm new to the list. Been working with languages (constructed and otherwise) for a while. My question is this--what are the historical...
2935
Ales Bican
bican@...
Jul 11, 2000 11:15 pm
... **As suggested by Didier Willis: the long form of _naar_ is _naare_, so *_naarea_ "fiery" would be good. However we already have _uuruva_ "fiery" (derived...
2936
Ales Bican
bican@...
Jul 11, 2000 11:15 pm
... **Use rather adverb _eresse_ "alone, singly"; _eressea_ is an adjective. ... **"As" is _ve_. "In August" should be _mi Metelaire_ or _Metelairesse_. ... ...
2937
Ales Bican
bican@...
Jul 11, 2000 11:15 pm
... **It probably could be possible as _arinli_ would assimilate to _arilli_. But what do you mean by _hyvie huomenia_? Looks like Telerin. ... **However in...
2938
Andrew Durdin
andy@...
Jul 12, 2000 11:08 pm
I have been thinking about the names "Cirith Ungol" and "Torech Ungol", which is translated as "Shelob's Lair"; So what is the meaning of 'Ungol'? Looking up...
2939
TelSilma@...
Jul 12, 2000 11:08 pm
if you did what i think, then you read both from sindarin standard form even though one(quenya) was written in another form, right?...which means that you got...
2940
Hannes Eriksson
hannes.natanael.eriks...
Jul 12, 2000 11:08 pm
First of all: Big Thanks! Well, this perhaps needs further explanation... ... Perhaps yes. ... Well, you see, this is about a girl named Elin, a quite common...
2941
Johan Winge
johan.winge@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:07 am
At 17:06 2000-06-20 +0200, you wrote: Hello tolkindili! ... Hmm, I have sofar gotten no responses whatsoever, neither positive nor negative. What I want to...
2942
Claude Heyman
bavrag@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:07 am
Hi... I came on something rather strange in my recent reading of LotR...most everywhere in LotR the Ringwraiths are referred to as Nazgűl. I find this rather...
2943
Alatar
alatar@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:07 am
As far as I know Quenya is like Lantin . Well, my mother tongue is Portuguese and I think is very similar. The both languages has the same rules to pronunce...
2944
John Rateliff
sacnoth@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:07 am
Sorry to interrupt the discussion, but does anyone on this list have an e-mail contact address for Rhona Beare? It's been years since I've corresponded with...
2945
Ice Pick
icepick3000@...
Jul 15, 2000 12:09 am
I have looked through my resorces and could someone tell me what Golden Hero would become when combined into one name ( like laure + whatever hero would be =...
2946
Ice Pick
icepick3000@...
Jul 15, 2000 12:09 am
I stupidly emptied my inbox and out went the url for the Quenya Babybook. Could someone tell me what it is? Thanks, Eruanno ...
2947
Peter Cole
carnivor@...
Jul 15, 2000 12:09 am
Áye Quenyadili, I gather it is in form to introduce myself, so here goes. My name is Peter Cole - I'm a long time fan of Tolkien with a particular interest in...
2948
Jerome S. Colburn
jscolbur@...
Jul 15, 2000 12:25 am
... ...especially since Gandalf uses the N-word once already at the Council *before* reciting the Ring inscription, but only then does Elrond say "Never before...
2949
Dorothea Salo
dorothea@...
Jul 15, 2000 1:03 am
Hi, all, A representative from Yahoo has made an explicit statement to the effect that Yahoo will not attempt to assert ownership of mailing list content....
2950
Andrew Durdin
andy@...
Jul 15, 2000 10:30 pm
I just borrowed PM from the local library, and am reading "Of Dwarves and Men". In footnote #38 it is said that the name 'Atani' was derived from 'atan', of...
