cúna-

verb. to bend

Element in

• Q. menel acúna “the heavens bending” ✧ MC/222; MC/222

Elements

Word	Gloss
cúna	“bent, curved”

Variations

• kúna- ✧ MC/223

cúna

bent, curved

cúna ("k") 1) adj. "bent, curved", from which is derived 2) cúna- vb. "bend", occurring with a- prefix (changed by Tolkien from a na-prefix) in Markirya. Here cúna- is intransitive; we do not know whether it can also be transitive "bend".

locin

adjective. bent

Cognates

• ᴺS. logren “curled, curly, *bending, looping”

Derivations

• √LOK “bend, loop, bend, loop, [ᴱ√] twine, twist, curl; [ᴹ√] great serpent, dragon” ✧ PE17/160

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√LOK > lokin	[lokin]	✧ PE17/160

Variations

• lokin ✧ PE17/160

numba

bent, humped

numba adj. "bent, humped" (PE17:168)

cautáron

bent

cautáron ("k") adj.?"bent" (MC:216; this is "Qenya")

loc-

verb. to bend

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Derivations

• √LOK “bend, loop, bend, loop, [ᴱ√] twine, twist, curl; [ᴹ√] great serpent, dragon”