vanta-

verb. to walk

vanta- (1) vb. "to walk" (BAT)

vanta

walk

vanta (2) noun "walk" (BAT)

pata-

verb. to walk, to walk, *stroll; [ᴱQ.] to rap, tap (of feet)

A verb appearing in notes on Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings glossed “walk”, equivalent to S. pad- of similar meaning (PE17/34).

Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. pata- “to rap, tap (of feet)”, derived from the early root ᴱ√PATA which mostly had to do with rattling and clattering, but it did have a derivative ᴱQ. patinka “shoe, slipper” having to do with feet (QL/72).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would interpret this verb to mean “continuously stepping”, so meaning “walk” when moving forward but also “rap, tap (of feet)” when standing still. For clarity the second meaning may include a reference to “feet”, as in i elda patane talya “the elf rapped/tapped his/her foot”. As for the sense “walk”, I would use pata- mainly in the sense of a casual walk = “✱stroll”. For a longer, more serious walk I would use [ᴹQ.] vanta- “walk, ✱trudge, trek”.

pata-

verb. walk

pata- vb. "walk" (PE17:34)

pad-

walk

_ v. _walk, step. Q. pata-. >> Tharbad

pada-

verb. to walk

padra-

walk

_ v. _walk. >> pad-

padra-

verb. to walk

A verb for “walk” in Words, Phrases and Passages from the Lord of the Rings (WPP) from the late 1950s or early 1960s, contrasted with pad- “step” (PE17/34).

Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s also had G. padra- “walk”, based on the early root ᴱ√pat- (GL/63).

pada

walk

(on a track or path) pada- (i bada, i phadar)

pada

walk

(on a track or path) pada- (i bada, i phadar)

bat- Reconstructed

verb. to walk

A hypothetical verb, perhaps meaning “walk”, that may appear as an element in the noun batân “road, path, way”.