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mard(a)-
verb. to grind, pulverize
Derivations
- ᴱ√MṚÐṚ “grind” ✧ QL/063; QL/063
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MṚŘṚ > mard- [mṛð-] > [marð-] > [mard-] ✧ QL/063 Variations
- mard- ✧ QL/063
- marda- ✧ QL/063
mul(u)-
verb. to grind
A verb appearing as ᴱQ. mul- “grind” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MULU “grind (fine)” (QL/63). In a nearby comparative list of roots it was given as mulu- “grind”.
Neo-Quenya: The 1968 word Q. mulë “meal” (PE17/115) indicates ✱√MUL survived in Tolkien’s later writing, so I would retain ᴺQ. mul- “to grind” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.
Derivations
- ᴱ√MULU “grind (fine)” ✧ QL/063; QL/063
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√MULU > mul- [mul-] ✧ QL/063 Variations
- mul- ✧ QL/063
- mulu- ✧ QL/063
A verb appearing as ᴱQ. mard- “grind, pulverize” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MṚÐṚ (QL/63), where syllabic ṛ became ar as usual before a dental consonant (PE12/11). In a nearby comparison list of roots it was given as marda- “grind” (QL/63/11).