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gartha-

verb. to defend, keep

gartha

defend

gartha- (keep) (i **artha, i ngarthar** = i ñarthar)

gartha

keep

(defend) (i ’artha, i ngarthar = i ñarthar). Noun

gartha

defend

(keep) (i ’artha, i ngarthar = i ñarthar)

heb

keep

(verb) 1) heb- (i chêb, i chebir) (retain); 2) gartha- (defend) (i **artha, i ngarthar** = i ñarthar). Noun

hebin

verb. I keep, I have kept

Because of the mutation triggered by the first person pronominal ending, it is impossible to guess whether the stem of this should be heb-, hab- or hob-. The root KHEP listed in VT/41:6 apparently implies that heb- is the correct form

Sindarin [ú-chebin LotR/A(v), VT/41:6] Group: SINDICT. Published by

band

safekeeping

(i mand, o mband; construct ban) (custody, prison, duress, doom, hell), pl. baind (i mbaind), coll. pl. bannath.

heb

keep

(i chêb, i chebir) (retain)