ᴺQ. [ᴱQ.] ^narcë n. “*rend, tear; [ᴱQ.] snap of a dog; spiteful remark” (Category: to Tear)
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ᴱQ. nark n. “spiteful remark, snap of a dog” (Category: Shame)
A word appearing as ᴱQ. nark “spiteful remark, snap of a dog” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√ŊARA “bite at” (QL/64).
Conceptual Development: The later Sindarin word S. narch “bitter-biting” hints that this early word might remain conceptually valid. I would therefore retain this noun as ᴺQ. narcë “rend, tear”, with extended meanings “snap of a dog; spiteful remark” for hurtful sounds based on the root ᴹ√NARAK “tear, rend (tr. and intr.)”; compare also [ᴹQ.] naraka “violent (?of sounds)” from that same root.
Reference ✧ QL/64 ✧ “spiteful remark, snap of a dog”
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| ᴱ√ŊARA > nark | [ŋark] > [nark] | ✧ QL/64 |