Qenya
sapsarra-
verb. to keep on rubbing, fray away, to keep on rubbing, fray away; *to bore, case ennui
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A frequentative form of ᴹQ. psar- “rub” in the Quenya Verbal System from 1948 (PE22/113).
Neo-Quenya: In a 2025-11-11 post to Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), Luinyelle suggested it might also meant “to bore, case ennui”.