... Hi Cyllwen, I would definitely go with 'gûr' for a phrase like "my heart tells me..." but with 'hûn' for saying something like "the Orc's arrow shot him...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 1, 2006 7:18 am
... We might look at the essay "Notes on Óre" from VT41, where Tolkien says: "'heart' is not suitable, except in brevity, since óre does not correspond in...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 1, 2006 9:23 pm
Cyllwen <cyllwen@...> wrote: If I had to decide by the definitions given in the dictionary mentioned above, I would go for either gûr or hûn. I don't...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 1, 2006 9:35 pm
Navaer Lalaith <elvenswordsmith@...> wrote: In the King's letter Tolkien translated "nelchaenen" as "31st". So, men, who count differently than Elves,...
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bitterbadger3
Jun 2, 2006 5:55 am
Ok, I've been trying really hard to get this right, but I'm not very good at teaching myself things out of books, so here goes. I translated the phrase "Not...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Jun 2, 2006 12:44 pm
I'm happy to present (after some break...) a new article on Parma Tyelpelassiva http://www.phy.duke.edu/~trenk/elvish/index.html "Agental suffixes and gender...
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Susn Frances Edwards ...
frances_peac...
Jun 4, 2006 12:02 pm
For any who may be interested here is my Quenya version of a prayer (not THE prayer) of Saint Francis: Annúravë melirelvelyë We adore you (Lit. Deeply we...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 4, 2006 1:36 pm
Susn Frances Edwards ~Tuilinde <tuilinde@...> wrote: Annúravë melirelvelyë We adore you (Lit. Deeply we love you) _Annúravë melilvel_: the...
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roberthahl
Jun 5, 2006 1:07 am
Elflingers, The form "Annuurave" brings up a question. I don't know if it's wrong or not, but to me it seems like your trying to say *deepestly or more ...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 5, 2006 9:25 am
I do not think it's a superlative here (after all there is nothing to be compared to, expressed by genitive plural) but an intensification ("very deeply"). ......
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 5, 2006 9:22 pm
Atwe <percival64@...> wrote: I do not think it's a superlative here (after all there is nothing to be compared to, expressed by genitive plural) but an...
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roberthahl
Jun 6, 2006 12:13 am
Mr.'s Ferencz and Boccaccio and other Elflingers, Well, the question then arises as, is this a superlative suffix strictly or can it cover the intensifier...
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Gollum Smeagol
dolenrod
Jun 6, 2006 2:43 am
I have noticed that the orkish word Sharku (Old man) that Sauruman is called by his workers at Isengard is similar in sound and spelling to Tharkun (the...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 6, 2006 2:53 am
In Parma Eldalamberon 15, dealing with Early Qenya, Tolkien gives us a chart of Adjectival and Adverbial Comparative and Superlatives. With regards to...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 6, 2006 8:35 am
Hi Bob, ... That it can cover the intensifying role I think there is no doubt about it, cf. only the entry for an- in Helge's wordlist if you please; it gives...
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elhath *
elenyona
Jun 6, 2006 11:21 am
... Well, who knows. If _Sharkuu_ was a compound just like _Lugbuurz_ then #_shar_ would probably mean "man" (just like is assumed in most Neo-Orcish dialects...
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aelindis
Jun 6, 2006 3:19 pm
... is called by his workers at Isengard is similar in sound and spelling to Tharkun (the dwarvish name for Gandalf). You may want to check WR:153, where it...
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roberthahl
Jun 6, 2006 6:24 pm
Mr.'s Ferenz and Boccaccio, Thank you, both of you. That's exactly what I needed to hear! Bob Powers...
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arvedui_last_king
arvedui_last...
Jun 9, 2006 4:12 am
I have a couple of questions about some entries in the Gnomish Lexicon 1. In the entry 1)gwidh- the form guiđ is given, with a stroke under the u. I was...
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Atwe
percival64
Jun 10, 2006 8:19 am
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Mari Schroeder
marjosc2@...
Jun 10, 2006 1:00 pm
Hi, I am pretty new to trying to work on translations and was hoping someone here might be able to help me. I found a quote online -- one I am sure everyone...
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Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Jun 10, 2006 3:29 pm
... My attempt at a Quenya translation would be thus: Cormat tanien melmelva, Cormat nutien me Cormat tulcien melmelva, Ar oia olien me. ... A question to...
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roberthahl
Jun 10, 2006 6:05 pm
... I do like the rendering, but _lia_ - "twine" is a noun... ... inclusive ... know. ... existed ... times, ... and ... say, ... I have done it, but in such...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 10, 2006 7:40 pm
I agree. _lia_ is a noun. You will need to use another synonym for 'entwine'; perhaps 'wrap' _vaita-_. You can render it as _ovaitien_ with the meaning of...
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Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Jun 11, 2006 2:55 am
... 'entwine'; perhaps 'wrap' _vaita-_. You can render it as _ovaitien_ with the meaning of "wrap together". ... Thank you. Just for the sake of the one who...
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Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin
Jun 11, 2006 4:31 am
Yes, this looks good. The elision works and is actually canon because Tolkien uses it in the Elvish greeting that Frodo gives to Gildor. Arthur ... 'entwine';...
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Thomas Potter, Warlock
morbranpendreig
Jun 12, 2006 6:19 am
-- ¡Aiya Eärendil eleion ancalima! » *Thom says:* ~ I am struggling with a small prose or poem (depends on how it sets to rhythm). I would like some proof...
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Navaer Lalaith
elvenswordsmith
Jun 12, 2006 6:52 am
... There is no Sindarin word for "dance" but there is a Quenya verb: lilta-. We can use it's root, LILT, to reconstruct the word. I came up with the verb...
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joel.wyland
Jun 12, 2006 10:29 am
Hi all, I'm trying to translate two phrases, but I don't really know what I'm doing. This is what I've been able to find so far: 1. You will always be my...
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Melroch 'Aestan
melroch
Jun 12, 2006 6:42 pm
... The root is rather _LIL*_: _-ta_ is a verb-stem forming suffix. Still _lîl*_ looks like a correct derivation from _LIL*_, since a noun _*lilt-*_ would...
