Gnomish
paptha-
verb. to tremble, quiver
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Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
paptha-
verb. to tremble, quiver
A verb appearing in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s as G. paptha- “tremble, quiver” (GL/63), clearly derived from the early root ᴱ√PAPA that was the basis for ᴱQ. papa- “tremble” (QL/72).
Neo-Sindarin: Since I retain ᴺ√PAP “tremble” as a Neo-Root, I would adapt this verb for purposes of Neo-Sindarin as ᴺS. potha- “to tremble, quiver”, with the Sindarin sound changes whereby apth vocalized to auth and then au became o as was usual in polysyllables.