#ric- (2) vb. "twist", perfect irícië "has twisted" (VT39:9)
Quenya
ric-
try, put forth effort, strive, endeavour
ric-
twist
ric-
verb. to twist
Derivations
- √RIK “twist, twist; [ᴹ√] jerk, sudden move, flirt” ✧ VT39/09
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √RIK > iríkie [rik-] ✧ VT39/09
ric-
verb. to try, put forth effort, strive, endeavour
Cognates
Derivations
- √RIK “put forth effort, strive, endeavour, try” ✧ PE17/093; PE17/167
Element in
- Q. á ricë amrícië “try harder” ✧ PE17/093; PE17/093; PE17/094; PE17/167
- Q. á ricir “let them try” ✧ PE17/094
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √RIK > rike [rik-] ✧ PE17/093 √RIK > rike [rik-] ✧ PE17/167 Variations
- rihta ✧ PE17/167
irícië
irícië
irícië ("k") see #ric-
nev-
try
nev- vb. "try" (PE17:167; Tolkien in the source expresses uncertainty as to whether this word should be adopted or not)
nav-
verb. to try
nev-
verb. to try, to try, *experiment
Cognates
- S. dev- “to try, to try, *experiment, test” ✧ PE17/167
Derivations
- √NDAB “endeavor, try, seek opportunity” ✧ PE17/167; PE22/151
Element in
- Q. nauva túlë “he will try to come” ✧ PE22/151
- ᴺQ. nevië “experiment”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √NDEB > nev- [ndeb-] > [ndeβ-] > [neβ-] > [nev-] ✧ PE17/167 √NDAB > nauva [ndabuba] > [ndaβuβa] > [naβuβa] > [nauβa] > [nauva] ✧ PE22/151
#ric- ("k") (1) vb. "try, put forth effort, strive, endeavour" (PE17:93, 94, 167), imperative á ricë "try!", pl. á ricir "let them try", á rice am(a)ricië "try harder!" (or more idiomatically á carë (sí) ancarië, lit. *"do (now) with more doing!"