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36077 Mans
mansbjorkman Send Email
Jul 16, 2011
8:15 pm
... On a recent meeting, Mellonath Daeron had a discussion about stars, and there we concluded that Borgil (= *Vorondél) is not likely to be Betelgeuse, since...
36078 Mans
mansbjorkman Send Email
Jul 16, 2011
8:17 pm
... "I will always be that yonder for you". Possibly _enta_ 'that yonder' is supposed to be something else. Yours, Måns...
36079 Paul Leone
varyar77 Send Email
Jul 17, 2011
4:37 pm
... From: Mans <at@...> Subject: [elfling] Re: Double check my (Vanyarin) Quenya? To: elfling@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July 16, 2011, 4:47...
36080 "Beregond, Ander...
j_beregond Send Email
Jul 17, 2011
4:38 pm
... Do we know the root of the first element in _Borgil_, viz. _born_ 'hot, red' (L 347), so that Quenya cognate *_vor-_ can be deduced? Suilad, Beregond...
36081 dreamingfifi
elvenswordsmith Send Email
Jul 18, 2011
8:54 pm
... Hello Ithidril! Thorsten Renk's course takes the "ua-" from Parma Eldalamberon #17, Page 144. In this matter, I think that Fauskanger&#39;s course is a bit...
36082 fra.veneziano Send Email Jul 19, 2011
7:18 am
Thank you all for your interest. I am well aware that translating names like that is quite meaningless, and especially so if they are tied to specific...
36083 morthegil Send Email Jul 19, 2011
11:12 pm
... The Ardalambion course is not as upgrated, while you can get a reference to ua- in HKF's Quenya Wordlist. ... Yes, as you will find in the Wordlist, ua-...
36084 Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@... Send Email
Jul 21, 2011
9:39 pm
... "ithidrielnarsilion ... first uses the negative verb UGU/UMU, the second uses the word l? Renk, on the other hand, suggests using the negative verb UA-....
36085 ithidrielnarsilion
ithidrielnar... Send Email
Jul 21, 2011
9:39 pm
Thank you, dreamingfifi! This was a very helpful response. I am still studying PE #17, so your page reference was of great help. Hantalyel, Ithidriel...
36086 Roman
rausch_roman Send Email
Jul 21, 2011
9:39 pm
... Not from the late sources, but in Early Noldorin there is _bordh_ 'heat, rage', _byr, buir_ 'fire', _boir, boer_ 'hot, raging'. The Qenya cognates are...
36087 ithidrielnarsilion
ithidrielnar... Send Email
Jul 22, 2011
11:32 pm
Thank you, Helge, I am very happy to hear that your course is getting an update soon. It has been an important source for me in my Quenya studies. As soon as...
36088 dreamingfifi
elvenswordsmith Send Email
Jul 23, 2011
5:17 am
I was nursing a theory based on _Man agorech_, based on my pet "oblique -n on pronouns" theory. _Ma_ would be the root, and the –n on it marks the oblique...
36089 Jay Lawson
jay.lawson@... Send Email
Jul 25, 2011
10:41 am
Hello everyone! It has been a number of years since I have subscribed to or posted on Elfling. However, I occasionally read through messages on the Yahoo...
36090 Palatinus
elfiness Send Email
Jul 26, 2011
1:50 am
Hi. Perhaps this page might help you? http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Angerthas_Daeron The table is arranged in a way to show the relationship between...
36091 harm.j.schelhaas@...
mithrennaith Send Email
Jul 27, 2011
12:51 pm
Hello Jay, Normally I'm also a long-standing lurker on this list. And at the moment I have nothing to add to Palatinus' useful replies. But I breaking my usual...
36092 Jay Lawson
jay.lawson@... Send Email
Jul 28, 2011
12:19 pm
Hi Palatinus- Thank you much for the reply. I found it extremely helpful in getting more familiar with the Angerthas, as well as Sindarin & Quenya phonology...
36093 harm.j.schelhaas@...
mithrennaith Send Email
Jul 28, 2011
12:19 pm
Eh, what has happened here? That should be elfscript2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:elfscript2@yahoogroups.com> ! I know I started to write `elfscript&#39;, then went...
36094 pengolodh_dk Send Email Jul 28, 2011
12:19 pm
Háno yo meldo After the terrible crimes committed in Oslo and at Utoeya on July 22, 2011, I would like to express my deepest sympathy with the Norwegian ...
36095 Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@... Send Email
Jul 29, 2011
12:12 pm
... 2011, I would like to express my deepest sympathy with the Norwegian people and everyone affected all over the world. In this forum, a special greeting to...
36096 pengolodh_dk Send Email Jul 29, 2011
9:03 pm
... Thanks! I really appreciate your comments and suggestions. ... It seems silly to pluralize 'few' since it would always be in the plural (?), but perhaps...
36097 Donald Boozer
donaldboozer Send Email
Jul 29, 2011
9:03 pm
In watching The Colbert Report last night, Stephen's love for The Lord of the Rings came through again: ...
36098 Phillip Wayne
exuyangi Send Email
Jul 30, 2011
7:46 pm
Just a quick thought. Perhaps, 'few' should be in the partitive, since it refers only to a sub-group, rather than a plural. It may be that living in Finland...
36099 therealtanyaisa Send Email Aug 1, 2011
12:26 am
or another who can speak the entire language of the lexicon, english to elvish translations of words and phrases in audio form. I would buy this and would...
36100 Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@... Send Email
Aug 1, 2011
4:43 pm
As for pluralizing _manka_ 'few' which must logically be plural always: One may compare this to _rimba_ 'numerous&#39;. The actual form encountered would be...
36101 ithidrielnarsilion
ithidrielnar... Send Email
Aug 3, 2011
12:54 am
Aiya helpful people... I am writing a song in Quenya that will be on an upcoming album. I would like to avoid grammar errors, and so I send this out to you all...
36102 CLH harding
clh8518 Send Email
Aug 3, 2011
4:21 am
I think Feanor would hit the roof of the Halls of Mandos of he heard the word's  "Silmaril Earendillo". ... From: ithidrielnarsilion <cardozac@...> ...
36103 ithidrielnarsilion
ithidrielnar... Send Email
Aug 3, 2011
10:58 am
No doubt! But alas! He was long gone when Earendil acquired it! As it became part of Earendil's constellation, I think it is proper to give him ownership! ...
36104 Phillip Wayne
exuyangi Send Email
Aug 3, 2011
11:06 pm
... word's  "Silmaril Earendillo". Well, he always was a poor shot with a bow. I would assume he would be aiming at the bard anyway ... -- Often wrong,...
36105 Dan Yetman
ffvi_locke_cole Send Email
Aug 4, 2011
12:08 pm
-I would assume he would beaiming at the bard anyway ...- Doesn't everyone?   ________________________________ "And as an aside, the quantum physics involved...
36106 CLH harding
clh8518 Send Email
Aug 4, 2011
12:09 pm
But isn't ownership expressed by the possessive case '-va'. Wouldn't the genitive case imply that the Silmaril originated with Earendil? [Non-text portions of...
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