gonathra- (enmesh) (i **onathra, i ngonathrar** = i ñonathrar)
Quenya
atsa
catch, hook, claw
Sindarin
raeda-
verb. to catch in a net
gadas
noun. trap
Elements
Word Gloss gad- “to catch”
gonathra
entangle
gonathra
entangle
(enmesh) (i ’onathra, i ngonathrar = i ñonathrar)
raeda
catch in a net
(i raeda, idh raedar) (VT42:12)
gad
catch
(i ’âd, i ngedir = i ñedir), pa.t. gant;
Primitive elvish
reb
root. entangle, snare, trap
rem
root. entangle, snare, trap
A root appearing with forms √REB and √REM in notes from 1969 (VT42/12), first appearing as √REB alone (VT42/29 note #28). It was glossed “entangle, snare, trap (as hunters or fishers) with lines or nets” and had derivatives like Q. remi “snare”, Q. rembë/S. rem(m) “net (for catching)”, and Q. rembina/S. remmen “entangled”. The last of these appeared as an element in a couple words in The Lord of the Rings: S. galadhremmin “tree-meshed” or “tree-woven” (LotR/238, 1115; PE17/136) and S. Remmirath “Netted Stars” or “Netted Jewels” (LotR/81; PE17/24). Most of this root’s derivatives are from strengthened remb-, but the forms Q. remi and Q. remma “snare” can only be derived from √REM (VT42/12).
Derivatives
- Q. rem- “to snare” ✧ VT42/12
- Q. remba- “to net, entrap” ✧ VT42/12
- Q. rembë “mesh, net (for catching), hunter’s or fisher’s net” ✧ VT42/12; VT42/29
- Q. rembina “entangled, meshed, netted, woven” ✧ VT42/12
- Q. remma “snare” ✧ VT42/12
- S. rem “mesh, net (for catching)” ✧ VT42/12; VT42/29
- S. remmen “entangled, meshed, netted, woven” ✧ VT42/12
Element in
- ᴺQ. lingwiremnë “fishing”
Variations
- REB ✧ VT42/12; VT42/29
Noldorin
gonathra-
verb. to entangle, enmesh
gad-
verb. to catch
gad-
verb. to catch
Cognates
- ᴺQ. at- “to catch, capture”
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAT “*catch” ✧ Ety/GAT
Element in
- ᴺS. gadas “trap”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GAT > gad- [gat-] > [gad-] ✧ Ety/GAT
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Middle Primitive Elvish
snew
root. entangle
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “entangle” with derivatives ᴹQ. neuma “snare” and {nû >>} N. hniof/hnuif “noose, snare” (Ety/SNEW).
Derivatives
Gnomish
croctha-
verb. to catch, snare, trap
Early Primitive Elvish
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
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
atsa noun "catch, hook, claw" (GAT)