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33509 ichthys0001 Send Email Sep 9, 2006
7:12 pm
Hello to everyone. I tried to translate the first five verses from the first letter of John, but as you will see some words in Quenya do not give the exact ...
33510 Melroch 'Aestan
melroch Send Email
Sep 9, 2006
8:03 pm
Sorry for late answer. Hectic IRL! ... There is Q. _tinwe_, N _tinw_ 'spark&#39; in "The Etymologies", which I at one point used to coin _tinwea*_ 'electric&#39;, ...
33511 Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen Send Email
Sep 10, 2006
5:13 am
... First of all, your use of _cuilé oirá_ reminded me of Book Quenya accusative, though I am unaware if the case would be extended to the adjective as you...
33512 Admiljan Drobaniku
ichthys0001 Send Email
Sep 12, 2006
9:46 am
Thank you very much for all of your remarks. They helped me see my translation from a different point of view. Firstly, I used Book Quenya accusative to give a...
33515 Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen Send Email
Sep 12, 2006
7:54 pm
The topic I wish to bring up is the runes given at the back of the Treason of Isengard. Would those be considered the predecessors of those in the LotR...
33516 Luisa Guidotti
madhatter_7@... Send Email
Sep 13, 2006
7:13 am
italiani nel gruppo? ciao a tutti il mio inglese parlato è pessimo e scritto inqualificabile... scusate tanto Luisa ...
33517 finsen@...
ravenduongla... Send Email
Sep 13, 2006
7:15 am
It is encouraging to see fellow Pink Floyd fans on the list though. caio Graeme...
33518 Melroch 'Aestan
melroch Send Email
Sep 13, 2006
1:39 pm
... Ciao Luisa, non so se ci sono italiani nel gruppo. Percaso il mio italiano patlato è pessimo, e scritto non molto migliore... Però leggo l'italiano...
33519 An
skavox Send Email
Sep 13, 2006
6:36 pm
I'm trying to translate the saying: 'I'd rather be in Middle Earth' I'm sure 'Sennui aen naw nedh Arda' must be incorrect but would really appreciate the...
33520 Piermaria Maraziti
pierma67 Send Email
Sep 13, 2006
11:03 pm
... I'm italian and lurking from years. Ciao! --8<-----------------------------------------------------------fnord----- Piermaria Maraziti...
33521 quenarth Send Email Sep 15, 2006
6:53 am
... Ciao, Luisa! Studio l'italiano...lo so un po'di è. Piacere! E benvenuto! ~Q...
33522 Helge K. Fauskanger
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Sep 16, 2006
11:46 pm
I have started revising my Quenya course to take into account information published in recent years. I actually postponed this revision for the longest time,...
33523 Thorsten Renk
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Sep 18, 2006
8:26 am
I'd like to comment on one of Helge's remarks made here in the context of ... I completely agree that it seems likely that _-lte_ would be a valid 3rd person...
33524 BertrandBellet75@...
bertrand_bellet Send Email
Sep 20, 2006
9:07 pm
Greetings all, My friend Benjamin Babut and myself would like to present a new website about Tolkien's languages we just released, entitled : _Glaemscrafu -...
33525 imabiah Send Email Sep 23, 2006
7:26 am
Suilad! I hope this isn't too off-topic, but... my husband, a college prof, is thinking about putting together a Christian fantasy class, and means to include...
33526 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Sep 23, 2006
10:31 am
Hi, he discusses the Christian aspects of his works extensively in his Letters, so I highly recommend reading them. Shine on, ... Thomas Ferencz Let's discuss...
33527 Jason Fisher
visualweasel Send Email
Sep 24, 2006
6:53 am
... There is no doubt whatsoever. As another list participant has already suggested, you need to take a look at his published letters ("Letters of J.R.R....
33528 rainalkar Send Email Sep 24, 2006
6:57 am
I have updated my site: you can check it at www.geocities.com/rainalkar (I still need to refine it). I placed several new things: three Helge's articles...
33529 Christoph Anton Mitte...
calestyo Send Email
Sep 28, 2006
6:08 am
Hi. I know this is off topic but elfling is probably one of the places where most of the best Tolkien scholars are regularly... Is there anywhere (and if so...
33530 my_preciousss2005
my_preciouss... Send Email
Sep 28, 2006
6:10 am
Can anyone please tell me the Quenya word for faith? (noun) I know that faithful = voronda, vórima (steadfast) -UT:317, LT1:250 However, I want to get this as...
33531 Kris Kowal
cowbertvonmoo Send Email
Sep 28, 2006
6:10 am
... From: Janice Daurio, Ph.D. <jdaurio@...> Date: Sep 23, 2006 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [elfling] Lord of the Christians? To: Kris Kowal...
33532 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Sep 28, 2006
9:29 am
Hi, there is no word explicitly glossed as "faith", however there is _voronwe_ "steadfastness, loyalty, faithfulness" (in Cirion's Oath) and _estel_ "trust,...
33533 imabiah Send Email Sep 29, 2006
6:46 am
Many thanks to all of you who posted regarding my question about JRRT and the allegory/LOTR question. Very, very helpful indeed, and proof that this group is...
33534 mithrennaith Send Email Sep 29, 2006
6:50 am
... etc.)? ... sure ... I think you can trust this to be mostly correct. The Forodrim are generally known for their good scholarly approach....
33535 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Sep 29, 2006
11:26 am
Hi all, just to keep the list alive, first 11 lines of Beowulf (somewhat loosely) translated into Quenya: LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings of...
33536 Thorsten Renk
trenk@... Send Email
Sep 29, 2006
3:51 pm
I am pleased to present a new article "The Eldarin Numerals" on my site Parma Tyelpelassiva http://www.phy.duke.edu/~trenk/elvish/index.html The article deals...
33537 Helge K. Fauskanger
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Sep 29, 2006
11:15 pm
... English "faith" has several shades of meaning. If you mean "faithfulness&quot; (or if you like "steadfastness, loyalty"), then the Quenya word is _voronwë_. If...
33538 Helge K. Fauskanger
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Sep 29, 2006
11:46 pm
... however there is _voronwe_ [...and...] _estel_ Ah, Thomas, you responded faster that I, but came up with exactly the same words! As for "faith" = "belief"...
33539 Roman Rausch
rausch_roman Send Email
Sep 30, 2006
6:10 pm
... I'd like to specify that; there is an exact definition of _estel_ given by Finrod, from the 'Athrabeth&#39;: 'What is hope?' she [Andreth] said. 'An...
33540 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Sep 30, 2006
6:13 pm
... Yes, and in some context _nam-_ "judge, think" can be used as well, although it is obviously stronger than "believe". It's interesting that the Englsih...
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