(high pass), pl. endraith,
Primitive elvish
(d)rap
root. toil
rap
root. climb
ret
root. climb
Noldorin
gwedh-
verb. to bind
Nandorin
rath-
verb. climb
Sindarin
padra-
verb. to walk
andrath
long climb
gwedh
bind
*gwedh- (i **wêdh, in gwedhir), pa.t. gwedhant, in older language also gwend**. In LR:397 s.v.
gwedh
bind
(i ’wêdh, in gwedhir), pa.t. gwedhant, in older language also gwend. In LR:397 s.v.
muda
toil
(vb.) muda- (i vuda, i mudar) (labour), pa.t. mudas
muda
toil
(i vuda, i mudar) (labour), pa.t. mudas
nod
bind
nod- (i nôd, i nedir) (tie), pa.t. likely *nunt since the root is __ (LR:378).
nod
bind
(i nôd, i nedir) (tie), pa.t. likely ✱nunt since the root is NUT (LR:378).
rath
climbing path
(street, course, riverbed), pl. raist (idh raist) (UT:255)
Quenya
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”.
Adûnaic
bat- Reconstructed
verb. to walk
A hypothetical verb, perhaps meaning “walk”, that may appear as an element in the noun batân “road, path, way”.
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
rap
root. bind
rap
root. climb (as a tree by clinging[?])
wed
root. bind
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “bind” with derivatives like ᴹQ. vére/N. gwaedh “bond, troth, compact, oath” and ᴹQ. vesta-/N. gwesta- “swear”, though Tolkien deleted Quenya derivatives of this root beginning with ves- saying they fell out of use due to conflict with ᴹ√BES “wed” (Ety/WED). This root might be a later iteration of the hypothetical early root ✱ᴱ√FEDE indicated by words in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s like G. fedhin “bound by agreement; ally, friend” and G. fedhra- “unite in a band” (GL/34), but the 1910s and 1930s forms are rather dissimilar so it is hard to say.
Gnomish
bactha-
verb. to walk
padra-
verb. to walk
Early Primitive Elvish
hotho
root. bind
m(b)ṇðṇ
root. bind
pata
root. *rap, tap
Early Quenya
pata-
verb. to rap, tap (of feet)
ramba-
verb. to walk
A verb glossed “walk” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s (PE16/132).
Qenya
vanta-
verb. to walk, to walk, *trudge, trek
A verb for “to walk” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√BAT “tread” (Ety/BAT).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Eldarin, I assume ᴹ√BAT is for a “heavy walk” as opposed for √PAT for a “light walk” or “step”, so I would use vanta- for an extended or serious walk, and thus including “✱trudge” and “✱trek”.
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).