ŋete

root. catch, get

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s given as NETE “catch, get”, with derivatives like ᴱQ. nete- “get” and ᴱQ. enget “a hap” (QL/66). A parenthetical comment indicates the true root is ŊETE, as supported by the derivative enget.

Neo-Eldarin: As the only attested Quenya word for “get”, the word net- “to get” is popular in Neo-Quenya despite its early creation. I think it worth positing a strengthened Neo-Eldarin (Quenya-only?) root ᴺ√Ñ(G)ET to retain this word.

Derivatives

• Eq. enget “a hap” ✧ QL/066
• Eq. nete- “to get” ✧ QL/066

Variations

• NETE ✧ QL/066

laqa

root. catch

A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “catch”, contrasted with ᴱ√LAPA “enfold” and ᴱ√LṆQṆ “catch, come on, light on, find, get” (QL/51, 55). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing, and it may have been replaced by ᴹ√GAT of similar meaning (Ety/GAT).

Derivatives

• Eq. lak “snare” ✧ QL/051
• Eq. laqa- “to catch, seize, snare” ✧ QL/051
• Eq. las “[unglossed]” ✧ QL/051

Variations

• laqa ✧ QL/055

kok Speculative

root. catch

A hypothetical root serving as the basis for early words like G. cog “claw, fist”, G. crog “hook” and G. croctha- “catch” (GL/27).

Derivatives

• G. cog “claw, fist”
• G. crog “hook”