S. tho- v. “*will be” (Category: Be)
A possible future form “*will be” appearing in the so-called “Túrin Wrapper” from the late 1950s for the verb na- “is”; see that entry for discussion.
Conceptual Development: There was a similar verb ᴱN. tha- “to make, cause to be” in Early Noldorin Word-lists derived from primitive ᴱ✶s’ta- (PE13/153). The later verb[?] tho- “will be” could be related, but was more likely inspired by the Sindarin future suffix -ath, which was based on primitive ✶thā “then, next” in notes from the late 1940s and early 1950s (PE22/97, 131). In Sindarin phonetic development, *thā would become tho in an unstressed position; compare imperative no “be!” (VT44/24) clearly derived from primitive ✶nā.
References ✧ VT50/23
Inflections
| thor | plural | “*will be” | ✧ VT50/23 |
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ᴱN. tha- v. “to make, cause to be” (Category: to Do, Make)
References ✧ PE13/128, 153
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Inflections
| thau | infinitive | ✧ PE13/153: inf. |
| thā | infinitive | ✧ PE13/153: inf. |
| ast | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/153: pp. |
| thant | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/153: pp. |
| aist | past | ✧ PE13/153: pa.t. |
| astig | past masc | ✧ PE13/153: masc. |
| tha | present | ✧ PE13/128 |
| tha | present | ✧ PE13/153: 3 sg. |
| thaw | present | ✧ PE13/153: 3 sg. |
| thaug | present masc | ✧ PE13/153: masc. |
| thaweg | present masc | ✧ PE13/153: masc. |
| thog | present masc | ✧ PE13/153: masc. |
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