maetha-

verb. to handle

v. to handle. Q. mahta-.

maetha-

verb. to handle

_ v. _to handle, treat, manage, etc. Q. mahta-. >> maeth

maetha-

verb. use

_ v. _use, wield. Q. mahta-. >> maw

maetha-

verb. to handle, wield, manage, deal with

maetha-

verb. to handle, manage, wield, use, treat, deal with

Cognates

• Q. mahta- “to handle, wield, use, make use of; to manage, deal with, treat, control, to handle, wield, use, make use of; to manage, deal with, treat, control; [ᴹQ.] to stroke, feel; to wield a weapon, fight” ✧ PE17/069; PE17/161; PE17/162; VT47/06

Derivations

• √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use, handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use; [ᴹ√] hand; [ᴱ√] grasp” ✧ PE17/069; PE17/162
• √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state, good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state; [ᴹ√] use, handle” ✧ PE17/161
• ✶magtā- “to handle, wield, manage, deal with” ✧ VT47/06
  • √MAH “handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use, handle, manage, control, wield; serve, be of use; [ᴹ√] hand; [ᴱ√] grasp” ✧ PE19/100; VT47/18
  • √MAG “good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state, good (physically); to thrive, be in a good state; [ᴹ√] use, handle” ✧ VT47/18

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√MAG > maetha-	[magta-] > [makta-] > [maktʰa-] > [maxθa-] > [maiθa-] > [maeθa-]	✧ PE17/161
✶maʒtā > maχtā > maetha	[maɣtā] > [maxtā] > [maxta] > [maxtʰa] > [maxθa] > [maiθa] > [maeθa]	✧ VT47/06

Variations

• maetha ✧ PE17/069; VT47/06

maetha

fight

(verb) maetha- (i vaetha, i maethar). A later source defines maetha- as ”handle, wield, manage, deal with” (VT47:6)

maetha

fight

(i vaetha, i maethar). A later source defines maetha- as ”handle, wield, manage, deal with” (VT47:6)

maetha

handle

(i vaetha, i maethar) (wield, manage, deal with). In Tolkien’s earlier material, the verb maetha- meant ”fight”.

maeth

fight

(noun) (of two or a few, not a general host) maeth (i vaeth) (battle), no distinct pl. except with article (i maeth)

maeth

fight

(i vaeth) (battle), no distinct pl. except with article (i maeth)

matha

handle

(i vatha, i mathar) (stroke, feel; wield)

iuitha

use

(verb) iuitha- (i iuitha, in iuithar)

iuitha

use

(i iuitha, in iuithar)

iuith

use

(noun) iuith (no distinct pl. form). LONG IN USE, see brûn under .

iuith

use

(no distinct pl. form).

brûn

long in use

under