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33306
... 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...
Sharon Henderson
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... 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...
Atwe
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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...
Arthur Boccaccio
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Navaer Lalaith <elvenswordsmith@...> wrote: In the King's letter Tolkien translated "nelchaenen" as "31st". So, men, who count differently than Elves,...
Arthur Boccaccio
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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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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...
Thorsten Renk
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33312
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...
Susn Frances Edwards ...
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Susn Frances Edwards ~Tuilinde <tuilinde@...> wrote: Annúravë melirelvelyë We adore you (Lit. Deeply we love you) _Annúravë melilvel_: the...
Arthur Boccaccio
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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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Jun 5, 2006
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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"). ......
Atwe
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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...
Arthur Boccaccio
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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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Jun 6, 2006
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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...
Gollum Smeagol
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Jun 6, 2006
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33319
In Parma Eldalamberon 15, dealing with Early Qenya, Tolkien gives us a chart of Adjectival and Adverbial Comparative and Superlatives. With regards to...
Arthur Boccaccio
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Jun 6, 2006
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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...
Atwe
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... 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...
elhath *
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... 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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Mr.'s Ferenz and Boccaccio, Thank you, both of you. That's exactly what I needed to hear! Bob Powers...
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I have a couple of questions about some entries in the Gnomish Lexicon 1. In the entry 1)gwidh- the form gui&#273; is given, with a stroke under the u. I was...
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Atwe
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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...
Mari Schroeder
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... 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...
Matthew Dinse
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... I do like the rendering, but _lia_ - "twine" is a noun... ... inclusive ... know. ... existed ... times, ... and ... say, ... I have done it, but in such...
roberthahl
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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...
Arthur Boccaccio
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... '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...
Matthew Dinse
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Jun 11, 2006
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33331
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';...
Arthur Boccaccio
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-- ¡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...
Thomas Potter, Warlock
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Jun 12, 2006
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... 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...
Navaer Lalaith
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Jun 12, 2006
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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...
joel.wyland
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Jun 12, 2006
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... 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...
Melroch 'Aestan
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