winta-

verb. scatter, blow about

winta- vb. "scatter, blow about" (both transitive and intransitive) (PM:376)

winta- Archaic

verb. to scatter, blow about

vinta-

scatter

*vinta- (1) vb, later pronunctiation of winta- "scatter", q.v.

vinta-

verb. to scatter, blow about

A verb appearing as winta “scatter, blow about” in notes from the late 1960s, which Tolkien specified as both transitive and intransitive (PM/376). Tolkien said it was related to Q. winge “foam” and hence was derived from either ᴹ√WIG or (more likely) a variant ✱√WIÑ.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I represent this word as vinta- in keeping with its modern pronunciation; see the entry on the consonant [w] for discussion. Given that it could be used intransitively as well as transitively, I think this would be a formative verb derived from primitive ✱wiñ-t(ă), probably with distinct intransitive and transitive pasts: vinintë and vintanë.