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-

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

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)

iuith

use

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

iuitha

use

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

brûn

long in use

under

iuith

use

(no distinct pl. form).

iuitha

use

(i iuitha, in iuithar)