(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
Quenya
pata-
verb. to walk, to walk, *stroll; [ᴱQ.] to rap, tap (of feet)
Sindarin
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)
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.
Early Primitive Elvish
hotho
root. bind
m(b)ṇðṇ
root. bind
pata
root. *rap, tap
Early Quenya
pata-
verb. 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”.