avgaro

prefix. imp

pref. & v. imp. do not do it!

avgaro

don’t do it

Derivations

• ✶aba-kar ā “don’t do it” ✧ WJ/371

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶aba-kar ā > avgaro	[abakarā-] > [abakarǭ-] > [abakarǭ-] > [abakarau-] > [avagarau-] > [avgarau-] > [avgaro-]	✧ WJ/371

avo garo

don’t do it

Cognates

• Q. áva carë “Don’t do it” ✧ WJ/371

eglerio

verb. imp

v. imp. glorify.

edro

verb. imp

v. imp. of edra-open. annon edhellen edro hi ammen! 'Elvish gate open now for us'. >> edra-

lasto

imp

v. imp. of lasta-give ear, listen. fennas nogothrim lasto beth lammen 'doorway of the Dwarf-folk listen to the words of my tongue'. >> lasta-

tíro

verb. imp

_ v. imp. _look. >> tíria, tirith

cuio

verb. imp

v. imp. live. Cuio i Pheriain anann 'May the Halflings live long'.

pedo

verb. imp

v. imp. of ped- say. Pedo mellon a minno! 'Say friend and enter'. >> ped-

minno

verb. imp

v. imp. of minna- enter. Pedo mellon a minno! 'Say friend and enter'. >> minna-

a

don’

vo (+ lenited imperative, e.g. avo garo "don’t do"); av- (prefix added to imperative verbs, followed by lenition: avgaro! "don’t do!" as a negative version of caro! "do!")

baw!

don’

(= "no!", as interjection expressing refusal or prohibition)