narka-

verb. to rend

Cognates

• N. narcha- “to rend” ✧ Ety/NÁRAK

Derivations

• ᴹ√NARAK “tear, rend (tr. and intr.)” ✧ Ety/NÁRAK

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√NÁRAK > narka	[narka-]	✧ Ety/NÁRAK

Variations

• narka ✧ Ety/NÁRAK
• narki ✧ EtyAC/NÁRAK

crech

noun. spittle

Derivations

• ᴱ√KEREKE “*spit” ✧ GL/27

Element in

• G. agrech “contempt”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√kerek- > crech	[kerekka] > [krekka] > [krekk] > [krexx] > [krex]	✧ GL/27

crech

noun. spittle

The word G. crech “spittle” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s derived from the early root ᴱ√kerek- or ᴱ√kereχ- (GL/27). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s Tolkien had ᴱN. crech “spittle” from primitive ᴱ✶kǝ̀rekka (PE13/140).

Neo-Sindarin: I’d retain ᴺS. crech “spittle” for purposes of Neo-Sindarin.

Cognates

• Eq. rekka “spittle” ✧ PE13/140

Derivations

• ᴱ✶kǝ̀rekka ✧ PE13/140
  • ᴱ√KEREKE “*spit”

rent

noun. spittle, saliva

Derivations

• ᴱ√RETYE “*spit” ✧ QL/079

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴱ√RET͡YE > rent	[rentʲ] > [rent]	✧ QL/079

rekka

noun. spittle

The word ᴱQ. rent (renty-) “spittle, saliva” appeared in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√RET͡YE (QL/79). In Early Noldorin Word-lists of the 1920s Tolkien had ᴱQ. rekka as a cognate of ᴱN. crech “spittle” from primitive ᴱ✶kǝ̀rekka (PE13/140).

Neo-Quenya: I’d retain ᴺQ. recca “spittle, ✱saliva” for purposes of Neo-Quenya.

Cognates

• En. crech “spittle” ✧ PE13/140

Derivations

• ᴱ✶kǝ̀rekka ✧ PE13/140
  • ᴱ√KEREKE “*spit”