sparā-

verb. to hunt, pursue

Derivations

• √SPAR “hunt, hunt, [ᴹ√] pursue”

Derivatives

• Q. fara- “to hunt” ✧ PE22/138

Variations

• pharā ✧ PE22/134
• sparā ✧ PE22/134

pharā-

verb. to hunt, pursue

spar

root. hunt, hunt, [ᴹ√] pursue

The root ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” first appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like N. faro “to hunt” and N. feredir “hunter” (Ety/SPAR). Tolkien first considered making this root ᴹ√PHAR⁽²⁾ (EtyAC/PHAR²). The root ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” reappeared in the Quenya Verbal System of the 1940s with the derived verb ᴹQ. fara- “hunt” (PE22/113). √SPAR “hunt” was mentioned a couple times in Tolkien’s later writings as well (PE17/83; PE18/94).

Derivatives

• ✶sparā- “to hunt, pursue”
  • Q. fara- “to hunt” ✧ PE22/138
• S. faroth “*hunting”