nai (2) prefix "ill, grievously, abominably" (PE17:151), cf. naiquet-. Earlier material also lists an interjection nai "alas" _(NAY; this may be obsoleted by # 1 above; _Namárië uses ai! in a similar sense)
Quenya
naiquet-
to curse or blaspheme
naiquet-
verb. to curse or blaspheme
Element in
- ᴺQ. naiquéto “blasphemer”
Elements
Word Gloss nai- “ill, grievously, abominably” quet- “to say, speak, tell, to say, speak, tell, [ᴱQ.] talk”
nai
ill, grievously, abominably
naiquet- vb. "to curse or blaspheme" (PE17:151)