Emended by Tolkien from earlier cabad. This is our sole late example that basic verbs should perhaps form their gerund in -ed, whereas derived verbs are well attested to use -ad (cf. aderthad )
Quenya
cap-
jump, leap
cap-
verb. leap
capanda
noun. jump
Derivations
- ᴹ√KAP “leap, leap, [ᴱ√] spring”
cap- ("k")vb. "jump, leap", pa.t. campë (QL:45, PE16:134)