The Sinda cognate - if it exists - does not necessarily follow the pattern of the Q root + suffix combination, it could also be something like *nâr. IMHO. ...
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aelindis
Nov 14, 2006 5:51 am
... <tyrhael_idhraen@...> ... It is ... but ... Etymologies. ... Well, the entry in VT45:37 reads as follows: "_NDAR-_ sign. Q _narwe_ sign, token. _nar_. ...
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house_of_feanor
Nov 14, 2006 1:03 am
Thanks. I had a look at the Etymologies before I posted my question here and I couldn't come to any conclusion. Like yourself, it's all a long list of...
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Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Nov 13, 2006 11:45 pm
... I think that it would be *naru, with an -a- because it precedes a consonant cluster and therefore I don't think it would stay long (if it was long in the...
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house_of_feanor
Nov 13, 2006 10:10 pm
Well, since I haven't got VT 45 and I do not know the stem Q. _narwë_ derives from Im not sure what a Sindarinized version might look like. That's exactly why...
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Lakis Lalakis
elfiness
Nov 13, 2006 9:26 pm
Why the 'o'? Most logically, it would be '*naru'...
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house_of_feanor
Nov 13, 2006 6:13 pm
Hi I am looking for the Sindarin equivalent of Quenya _narwë_ that according to VT45:37 translates as "sign, token". Would it render S. _*noru_? Any...
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Navaer Lalaith
elvenswordsmith
Nov 13, 2006 12:35 am
... Hmm... I think it depends completely of the origin and use of the name. If it were an evil character, the AU would stay an AU. If the name originates from...
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Navaer Lalaith
elvenswordsmith
Nov 13, 2006 12:28 am
I've been thinking about this for a while. How to reconstruct a word for "Maia"? My first and easiest thought would be to make a root from Maia, and work from...
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reznika1
Nov 11, 2006 6:11 pm
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Atwe
percival64
Nov 9, 2006 9:38 am
What seems to be plausible at this moment is that Tolkien though _some_ kind of infix is required in the 3rd p plural form, seemingly **tiruvate was not...
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Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Nov 9, 2006 9:03 am
Part of this discussion has already been written previously, but I'd like to again comment on Helge's deductions, in particular on what I see the core of his...
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Atwe
percival64
Nov 8, 2006 1:35 pm
Ok, this makes sense in that case. Thanks! Thomas Ferencz Let's discuss Eldarin languages - http://aglardh.middangeard.org.uk ... From: Roman Rausch...
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Roman Rausch
rausch_roman
Nov 8, 2006 1:00 pm
... Oh sorry, I have forgotten to mention that _Eldakar_ is translated in TI:366 as 'Elfhelm', where it was considered as a name of Trotter's father. In fact,...
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Atwe
percival64
Nov 8, 2006 11:16 am
Helge, if your deductions are correct, something similar (i.e. a pronoun pointing forward) should exist in the 3rd person singular. Do you have any thoughts on...
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Atwe
percival64
Nov 8, 2006 10:59 am
... From: Roman Rausch <aranwe@...> ... On the other hand there is the name _Eldacar_ (LotR App.A, PM:451) with _s_ > _r_ finally; showing that this rule...
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Roman Rausch
rausch_roman
Nov 8, 2006 10:27 am
... On the other hand there is the name _Eldacar_ (LotR App.A, PM:451) with _s_ > _r_ finally; showing that this rule is probably not quite uniform. ... But...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Nov 8, 2006 12:28 am
A little over a month ago, Bob Powers in a private communication asked me to clarify my ideas about the pronoun "they". I still owe him a response to that...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Nov 6, 2006 6:45 pm
... Ah, yes! It is even in my very own index to that work. I guess I just tried to look up "chest" first, but when that didn't work out, I started looking in...
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"Beregond. Ander...
j_beregond
Nov 5, 2006 5:43 pm
At last we are able to open registration for Omentielva Tatya, that will take place in Antwerp on August 8 - 11, 2007. The conference fee is 165 euro. We do...
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Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Nov 5, 2006 3:45 pm
In making a compound of Sindarin _naur_ + _gwend_ "fire maiden", do you think the end result would be Naurwen, Narwen, or Norwen? Some have told me that -au-...
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LukᚠNovák
lukas.novak@...
Nov 4, 2006 10:17 pm
... The problem is, how to distinguish a sacrifice from a sanctification or hallowing.... What about "sacrifice" as "holy gift"? "ainanna"? I would not try to...
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Kayla Pittillo
sine_sim_fan
Nov 4, 2006 10:02 pm
the root of sacrifice is 'to make sacred' With that in mind what about using car- and aina which in English are 'make holy' ? it would make for a literal...
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Ugo Truffelli
elistir
Nov 3, 2006 5:07 pm
... in "recent" issues of Parma Eldalamberon, like I indexed the Qenya Lexicon. Actually I did for myself an index of EQD on excel. I've put it online. ...
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Roman Rausch
rausch_roman
Nov 3, 2006 3:15 pm
... In the Qenya Lexicon we have: _karneambar_ 'redbreast, robin, adj. or noun', _[karneambar]a_ '(adj.)' (KRN, p.48) _Ambar_ (_-s_ or _-r_) 'breast' is given...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Nov 3, 2006 11:43 am
Elvish Linguistics List Elvish Linguistics List ... As far as I'm aware, the gloss "sacrifice" only turns up in connection with the Telerin word _jagula_,...
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Atwe
percival64
Nov 3, 2006 9:22 am
Hi, "severe" is the easier one of the two; I think it should be rendered figuratively ("severe" itself comes from "se vero" "without kindness" in Latin) and...
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shanearda
Nov 3, 2006 5:37 am
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has insight on which is the best Sindarin form of "Númenor". The Ardalambion article "The question of ND or N(N)"...
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Evenstar
evenstar62
Nov 3, 2006 5:08 am
Hi! How could we translate into Quenya the words "sacrifice" (name or verb) and "severe"??? I've abolutely no idea, so I cannot propose something, sorry. ...
