Quenya
undulav-
lick down
undulav-
verb. to drown, swallow, submerge, (lit.) lick down
Element in
- Q. ar ilyë tier undulávë lumbulë “and all paths are drowned deep in shadow” ✧ LotR/0377; RGEO/58
- Q. ar lumbulë undulávë ilyë tier “and (heavy) shadow swallowed (lit. down-licked) all roads”
Elements
Word Gloss undu “down, under, down, under, [ᴹQ.] beneath” lav- “to lick” Variations
- undu-lav- ✧ PE17/072
undulav- vb., literally "lick down" = cover (glossed "swallow" in PE17:72). Lumbulë undulávë ilyë tier "(heavy) shadow down-licked all paths", lyrical translation "all paths are drowned deep in shadow" (Nam). The pl. past tense would be unduláver (PE17:72).