I would like to announce a large-scale update to Sindanórie: - The article on names from RS/TI/WR now includes the known interpretations from PE17 of _Tol...
34481
traversetravis
Oct 8, 2007 1:56 pm
... That is a good point. Yes, *<pelecco> should have a Quendian root...even if the root has to be invented*. It seems likely that Tolkien did not list all of...
34480
Roman Rausch
rausch_roman
Oct 7, 2007 6:11 pm
... ... which should only come into play if you are left with some reasonable possibilities from the etymological point of view, I think. You are making...
34479
traversetravis
Oct 7, 2007 2:49 am
... This is a fine name. I might change my mind someday and prefer <Dor- Hathol> instead of <Pelegnor>. However, right now, it seems best for the Sindarin name...
34478
traversetravis
Oct 7, 2007 2:49 am
... There are two kinds of adaptation involved here. One is an external adoption (in the Primary World) of a Qenya word as Quenya, simply so that there is a...
34477
aelindis
Oct 6, 2007 10:29 am
... Such adaptations seem to be common practice in Neo-Quenya writing. If there were an extant Quenya word for "axe", however, Neo-Quenya writers would...
34476
W.Potrawa
w_potrawa
Oct 6, 2007 3:07 am
... Quite true, I guess. And moreover - why not use an example given by Tolkien himself? In the Silmarillion we find: Dor-Cúarthol "Land of Bow and Helm" ...
34475
traversetravis
Oct 6, 2007 3:07 am
... _peleg_ ... such ... Unless there's an extant Quenya word for axe, I don't see any obstacle to adapting the Qenya word for use in Neo-Quenya. I recognize...
34474
finsen@...
ravenduongla...
Oct 6, 2007 3:07 am
I can remember back in about 2000/01 there was massive discussions about Khuzdul here at Elfling. But each to their own. caio Graeme...
34473
aelindis
Oct 4, 2007 4:15 pm
... The trouble is that _pelekko_ (PE12:73) is actually Qenya, and _peleg_ (PE11:64) is Goldogrin. I venture to doubt whether the result of such an adaptation...
34472
traversetravis
Oct 4, 2007 2:31 pm
Thanks for the help everybody. I'm glad to know Tolkien's word <hathol>. Yet for the name of kingdom of "Axe-land";, I favor <Pelegnor> -- with the Sindarin...
34471
Jay Lawson
lawson@...
Oct 4, 2007 2:29 pm
Graeme wrote: "You know, you could just post information here." Technically, yes, that is true. However, I have found that Elfling members seem very hesitant...
34470
Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Oct 3, 2007 6:29 pm
... Ack! Thanks for catching that! :) - Matt...
34469
aelindis
Oct 3, 2007 4:17 pm
... While I agree with your suggestions otherwise, it seems to me that (N.) _hathol_ would rather come from _SYAD-_ (V:389). *Erna...
34468
Matthew Dinse
tyrhael_idhraen
Oct 3, 2007 3:25 pm
... Sindarin word? If not, has anyone seen a Neo-Sindarin version? Well, _pelekko_ is Qenya — why not use S. _hathol_ (WJ:234), which is in that place...
34467
Terry Dock
melhael
Oct 3, 2007 2:49 pm
... My bet would be on *_Pelechnor_ or maybe *_Pelegnor_? I don't know exactly how pelech+(n)dor would behave. --Terry...
34466
Travis Henry
traversetravis
Oct 3, 2007 12:08 pm
I know that Quenya for axe is <pelecco>. Did Tolkien give the Sindarin word? If not, has anyone seen a Neo-Sindarin version? My best is *<pelech>, modeled on Q...
34465
Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Oct 3, 2007 1:01 am
... This seems to be true some of the time, yes. An interesting verb is _orta-_, which we knew could be transitive "raise", since Varda _ortane_ or "uplifted";...
34464
finsen@...
ravenduongla...
Oct 3, 2007 1:01 am
You know, you could just post information here. caio Graeme...
34463
Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Oct 2, 2007 6:44 pm
... Thanks, my reply will be brief and simple. ... Thankfully there is no question about what has been written. I don't believe you have ever stated explicitly...
34462
Lawrence J. Rogers
little_l_jrjr
Oct 2, 2007 6:43 pm
Hail, all! The Yahoo Group is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dwarfling/messages I'm looking for someone to take over moderating and promoting it for me. It's...
34461
Lawrence J. Rogers
little_l_jrjr
Oct 2, 2007 6:43 pm
Hello all interested in the Khuzdul language, I'm going to make a website and Yahoo Tech Group as forums for research into and development of Tolkein's...
34460
iiipitaka
Oct 1, 2007 10:46 pm
... No important difference. It's just especially used for epenthesis of a vowel between an obstruent and a sonorant. It often (though not always) implies a...
34459
hisweloke
Oct 1, 2007 10:38 pm
... True, indeed. I am afraid I poorly expressed myself. My point was only that the issue was not with _magol_ only, but that we did not have so far (before...
34458
Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Oct 1, 2007 10:30 pm
I have let this matter rest for several weeks, to avoid what could possibly become an overheated debate. The other party concerned need not be in a hurry to...
34457
Roman Rausch
rausch_roman
Oct 1, 2007 9:31 am
... Not anymore - in PE17:149 the roots UK, UKLA yield Q. _ulca_, S. _ogl_, pl. _egl_, _eigl_, _eigil_ (syllabic _-l._ results here in _-il_ as in _megil_). ...
34456
iiipitaka
Oct 1, 2007 7:52 am
... The *process* is not unattested, since it is simply the same i-affection process seen in other words. The proposed forms (degyr/deigor) fall out simply...
34455
hisweloke
Oct 1, 2007 6:42 am
... Thanks for confirming this, Thorsten. But let's go a bit further. Marking these forms are unattested might not be enough. Am I wrong thinking that the...
34454
Thorsten Renk
trenk@...
Sep 30, 2007 8:38 pm
... They are unattested. ... The author agrees with this assessment. Thanks for pointing this out, I haven't thought about the rogue's guide for a long time. ...
34453
Kjell-Åke 'ChO...
choken_se
Sep 30, 2007 12:30 pm
Hi, a copy of your morphologic Adunaic wordlist would be nice. /Cassa-lelyaro ... From: faelach69 <wardfarm777@...> To: elfling@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
