cúna-
verb. to bend
cúna
adjective. bent, curved, bent, curved, *concave
An adjective for “bent, curved” in notes associated with the Markirya poem of the 1960s, related to the verb Q. kúna- “to bend” (MC/223).
Neo-Quenya: In a post on 2024-09-21 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), Luinyelle suggested this word might also mean “concave”; compare G. cûn “bowed, bent, concave” (GL/27).
cúna
bent, curved
cúna ("k") 1) adj. "bent, curved", from which is derived 2) cúna- vb. "bend", occurring with a- prefix (changed by Tolkien from a na-prefix) in Markirya. Here cúna- is intransitive; we do not know whether it can also be transitive "bend".
A verb for “to bend” based on the adjective Q. kúna “bent, curved” appearing in the Markirya poem of the 1960s (MC/223).
Conceptual Development: Versions of the poem from around 1930 had ᴱQ. lunga(na)- for “bend” (MC/214), more exactly meaning “sag, bend down, hang heavy” (PE16/75) and thus clearly based on ᴱQ. lungo or lunga “heavy” (PE13/163; PE16/75). Another poem from this same period had ᴱQ. kauta- “to bend” (MC/216; PE16/100).