lev-

verb. to move (intr.)

An intransitive verb appearing as ᴱQ. lev- “(intr.) move” in Early Qenya Word-lists of the 1920s, versus transitive ᴱQ. lehta- “[cause to] move” (PE16/132). The editors suggested it was likely related to the early roots ᴱ√ELE “drive, push, thrust” and ᴱ√LEHE “come, be sent, approach” (QL/52).

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I retain ᴺQ. lev- “move” for the sense “move but not necessarily in a particular direction”, as opposed to men- “move in some direction = go”. For example, Helge Fauskanger used lev- this way in his NQNT (NQNT). However, not all Neo-Quenya writers are comfortable with this 1920s word, and they use men- “go, move” for both these senses.