Quenya 

nir-

press, thrust, force (in a given direction)

nir- vb. "press, thrust, force (in a given direction)" ("Though applicable to the pressure of a person on others, by mind and 'will' as well as by physical strength, [this verb] could also be used of physical pressures exerted by inanimates.") Given as a 1st person aorist nirin (VT41:17). Pa.t. probably *nindë since the R of nir- was originally D (the base is given as NID; compare rer- pa.t. rendë from RED concerning the past tense)

nir-

verb. press, thrust, force

Quenya [PE 22:165] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

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Qenya 

sanguma

noun. press, *thing that presses

Middle Primitive Elvish

krab

root. press

A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “press” used as the basis for the [Noldorin] word for cram (Ety/KRAB). Later Tolkien decided this was a word in the language of the men of Dale; see Wes. cram for discussion.

Derivatives

  • N. cram “cake of compressed flour or meal” ✧ Ety/KRAB
Middle Primitive Elvish [Ety/KRAB] Group: Eldamo. Published by