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menta-

verb. have as object[ive], (in)tend, proceed, make for, go towards

An intransitive ta-formative verb based appearing in notes from around 1964, based on the root √MEN and having the gloss “have as object, (in)tend, proceed, make for, go towards” (PE17/93).

Neo-Quenya: Tolkien often treated Q. menta- as a causative with the sense “send = make go”. I prefer this meaning for menta-, while for “desire/intend to go” I prefer selya-; see those entries for discussion.

Quenya [CPT/1298; PE17/013; PE17/093] Group: Eldamo. Published by

menta-

verb. to send, cause to go (in a desired direction)

A verb for “send, cause to go (in a desired direction)” appearing in notes from 1959-60 as a causative form of √MEN “go, move, proceed” (PE17/165; VT41/6). This is probably the most general Quenya verb for “send”, as opposed to tulta- which is “send [for] = cause to come (towards the speaker)”.

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menta-

send, cause to go

menta- (1) vb. "send, cause to go" (in a desired direction) (VT41:6, VT43:15). A similar-sounding primitive verb mentioned in PE17:93 is said to have past and perfect forms that would produce Quenya *mennë*, eménië, but here Tolkien seems to be discussing a distinct intransitive verb "go" and its Sindarin descendants, and Quenya menta- rather belongs to the causative (transitive) verbs which according to the same source has "weak" past-tense forms (in -, hence mentanë "sent", and likely ementië** as perfect "has sent").

lenta-

send

[#lenta- vb. "send", attested in the past tense with pronominal suffixes: lentanelyes "you sent him". Changed by Tolkien to #lelta-, q.v. (VT47:22, 21)]

lango

passage

lango (2) noun "passage", especially across or over an obstacle, also "neck" (PE17:92)

lelta-

send

#lelta- vb. "send", attested in the past tense with pronominal suffixes: leltanelyes "you sent him" (VT47:21)

mentië

passage, journey, direction of travel

mentië noun "passage, journey, direction of travel" (PE17:13); the elements are men- "go, proceed" + tië "path, road". Not to be confused with the gerund of menta- #1.