... Hello, The first word I can't find is ahead, then ... "There is/are" is an English idiom, which cannot be translated directly into other languages. To...
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Atwe
percival64
Jul 1, 2004 12:34 pm
... http://www.phy.duke.edu/~trenk/elvish/hithaeglir_s.html ... http://www.phy.duke.edu/~trenk/elvish/quenta_sorondo_q.html ... Not very original, but there is...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jul 1, 2004 12:57 pm
Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no unique answer. ... According to one convention, yes. Among others, the Tengwestie team uses this convention ...
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Celene Estelle
watergirlout...
Jul 1, 2004 4:15 pm
i thought LR stands for 'lost road'.... at least in most cases Celene idhrenethmeril <hannahr_y456@...> wrote: So, in the case you were talking...
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Ingrid Seelaender
iseelaender
Jul 1, 2004 5:34 pm
elfling@yahoogroups.com wrote:Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 05:24:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Morgana Luna Subject: Re: Re: OffTopic >>I'se weary of waitin'<< I agree with...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jul 1, 2004 7:23 pm
I recently had an amusing idea regarding _edraith_ from _Naur an edraith ammen! _ In the DragonFlame lexicon, this is listed as 'saving', apparently a singular...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jul 2, 2004 3:58 am
... Actually, _et_ takes the ablative ending rather than the allative. I think your sentence should be: _Suncë i limpë et analta yulmallo._ You have...
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Eugenio M. Vigo
imaglang
Jul 2, 2004 3:58 am
Hi, ... Yes, you're right. I'm talking about the little amount comparing to the lyrical compositions. Now, for example, I'm writing a little story in Sindarin...
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jinn-it
jinn_it
Jul 2, 2004 3:59 am
Hallo, ... This is a rather difficutl question. I haven't seen any word for 'ahead', either. Still, there is a word to refer to something remote from the...
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Tiffanie
fschiana2002
Jul 2, 2004 4:00 am
I have been trying to translate one of my favorite poems/songs from Mercedes Lackey Sun and Shadow. Here is the first verse I've got so far, but I'm unsure if...
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fradeve virgilio
fradeve11
Jul 2, 2004 4:02 am
... Da: Thorsten Renk [mailto:trenk@...] The fact that you don't see them doesn't mean they don't get done ;-) On my site Parma Tyelpelassiva is 'Erin...
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Anna Brotnov
elfchick162000@...
Jul 2, 2004 6:30 am
Aiya, Thank you very much Arthur, that does help. I'll try to keep in mind that there aren't always direct translations. namárië, Anna ... Do you Yahoo!? ...
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osmithuin
Jul 2, 2004 6:31 am
Hey there! Sorry this post took so long. I've been too busy :(. ... there is no strict rule and in poetry even less, but usually it is put before the noun,...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jul 2, 2004 1:11 pm
... This is an interesting problem since _analta yulma_ is only 'an exceedingly large cup' whereas 'the largest cup' needs the genitive _analta yulmaron_ ...
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chris_friederich
chris_friede...
Jul 2, 2004 5:18 pm
This is the first composition that I have decided to publish on Elfling. After translating this, I found an older translation (composed by David Salo, I...
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Lukas Novak
lukas.novak@...
Jul 2, 2004 5:20 pm
Atwe scripsit: [...]> "There is/are" is an English idiom, which cannot be ... IMHO, "ea" is used for all cases of "existence". "Na" only serves as copula. Am I...
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Aaron Shaw
maethorgalad
Jul 2, 2004 8:40 pm
... An excellent thought. Thanks for sharing! Aaron...
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iellearendil
Jul 3, 2004 3:31 am
I don't think it's really a new idea Mr. Renk. I believe in Pater Noster ..... "i mbas ilauri vin" .... is perfect nasal mutation of a "plural" bread given to...
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jinn-it
jinn_it
Jul 4, 2004 4:46 am
Thank you, Arthur and Thorsten for your replies! ... Woops! Sorry, my typing slipped erroneously. Yes, it must be ablative. ... that if you have a series of...
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chris_friederich
chris_friede...
Jul 4, 2004 4:47 am
... I think that the copula in Quenya is implied, so it is left out entirely. For example, the sentence "the leaves of the tree are green" would be something...
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Atwe
percival64
Jul 5, 2004 7:33 am
... My only problem is, that the phrase "is used" is probably a bit exaggerating here. I have only found one use of _ea_ in CO, and two uses of _ná_ in a ...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jul 5, 2004 2:25 pm
... I'm not sure I understand what you mean. 1) It may not be a new idea (I don't know this) but this particular interpretation of _edraith_ was certainly new...
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Petri Tikka
petristikka
Jul 5, 2004 3:19 pm
... I would not thinks so: _sí vanwa ná...Valimar_ "now lost is... Valimar" is clearly a copular sentence, as it describes a state of something (_Valimar_)...
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Atwe
percival64
Jul 5, 2004 5:26 pm
... and two uses of _ná_ in a ... You could translate it with _van_ "is" + and adverbial participle: _veszve van_, or with a past tense verb: _elveszett_. ......
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Didier
almacq.geo
Jul 5, 2004 6:39 pm
Thorsten Renk ... Simply searching for _edraith_ on Elfling and Tolklang (through Tolklang's search engine at http://tolklang.quettar.org/search.html) will...
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iellearendil
Jul 6, 2004 7:28 am
<<<< I fail to see a nasal mutation in the example you quote - nasal mutation would imply a plural article _in_, plural articles usually imply a pluralized...
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Petri Tikka
petristikka
Jul 6, 2004 7:40 am
... Well, on that I do not agree. That seems to be what the attested corpus implies, as _ná/na_ is seems to be used pretty much only in copular sentences and...
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Aaron Shaw
maethorgalad
Jul 6, 2004 9:04 pm
... Now if you look at the mutation, it involves primitive root MB. "I + bass/bast (lenition) would yield "i mass/mast". "In + bass/bast" yields "i...
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iellearendil
Jul 7, 2004 5:34 am
<<<<That is if we follow the guidelines that are "commonly accepted." I personally think that they are wrong and what we see here truly is lenition.>>>> Well,...
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Sarah Brockmann
imabiah
Jul 7, 2004 9:05 am
If you or anyone else DOES find the word for "grace", I'd love to know what it is! I am an Episcopal priest, and I've been trying to join Elfling for over a...
