fara-

verb. hunt

fara-

verb. to hunt

A verb for “to hunt” based on the root √SPAR. In the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948, Tolkien gave it as an example of an a-verb with an inherently continuative sense (PE22/113).

Derivations

• ✶sparā- “to hunt, pursue” ✧ PE22/138
  • √SPAR “hunt, hunt, [ᴹ√] pursue”

Element in

• ᴺQ. farasta “hunting, the chase”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶phár-alē > farále	[pʰaralē] > [ɸaralē] > [ɸarale] > [farale]	✧ PE22/138

roimë

hunt, hunting

roimë noun "hunt, hunting" (the spelling "raime" in the entry ROY1 in the Etymologies as printed in LR is a misreading, VT46:12)