Middle Primitive Elvish
rik(h)
root. jerk, sudden move, flirt
snur
root. twist
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rik(h)
root. jerk, sudden move, flirt
snur
root. twist
A root in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “twist” with derivatives N. norð “cord” and N. norn “twisted, knotted, crabbed, contorted” (Ety/SNUR).