lorta-

verb. to faint, swoon, become dazed

A neologism coined by Paul Strack in 2018 specifically for Eldamo to replace the “go dazed, swoon” senses of the Early Qenya verb ᴱQ. fanta- (QL/37).

Cognates

• ᴺS. lortha- “to put to sleep, send to sleep”

Derivations

• √(O)LOR “dream, vision, [ᴹ√] sleep, [ᴱ√] doze, slumber; [√] dream, vision”

Element in

• ᴺQ. lortalë “swoon, faint, dizziness”