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ric-

try, put forth effort, strive, endeavour

#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!"

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ric-

twist

#ric- (2) vb. "twist", perfect irícië "has twisted" (VT39:9)

ric-

verb. to twist

Derivations

  • RIK “twist, twist; [ᴹ√] jerk, sudden move, flirt” ✧ VT39/09

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
RIK > iríkie[rik-]✧ VT39/09

ric-

verb. to try, put forth effort, strive, endeavour

Cognates

  • S. raitha- “to try, strive” ✧ PE17/167
  • ᴺS. rig- “to try, strive”

Derivations

  • RIK “put forth effort, strive, endeavour, try” ✧ PE17/093; PE17/167

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
RIK > rike[rik-]✧ PE17/093
RIK > rike[rik-]✧ PE17/167

Variations

  • rihta ✧ PE17/167
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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

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
NDEB > nev-[ndeb-] > [ndeβ-] > [neβ-] > [nev-]✧ PE17/167
NDAB > nauva[ndabuba] > [ndaβuβa] > [naβuβa] > [nauβa] > [nauva]✧ PE22/151
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