_v. _make run, specially of riding horses or other animals. Q. norta-. >> nor-
Quenya
norta-
make run, specially used of riding horses or other animals
Sindarin
northa-
verb. make run
northa-
verb. to make run, to make run, *ride; [G.] to send rolling [as a vehicle], speed
Cognates
- Q. norta- “to make run (specially used of riding horses or other animals), ride” ✧ PE17/168
Derivations
- √NOR “run (or leap) of animals or men, run (or leap) of animals or men; [ᴹ√] run as of wheels, roll along, [ᴱ√] go smoothly, ride, spin” ✧ PE17/168
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √NOR > northa- [norta-] > [nortʰa-] > [norθa-] ✧ PE17/168
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Gnomish
northa-
verb. to send rolling, speed
Derivations
- ᴱ√NORO “run, go smoothly, ride, spin”
norta- vb. (1) "make run, specially used of riding horses or other animals", onortanen rocco "I rode a horse", nortanen "I rode" (with ellipsis of object; the prefix o- must apparently be included if the animal one rides on is mentioned as a direct object) (PE17:168)