ᴹQ. roita- v. “to pursue” (Category: to Pursue)
A verb in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “pursue” under the root ᴹ√ROY “chase” (Ety/ROY).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had a similar verb ᴱQ. rawa- “run, chase” under the early root ᴱ√RAẆA (QL/79). This same document also had ᴱQ. rauta- under the early root ᴱ√RAVA; this verb’s primary meaning was “chase, hunt, pursue”, with secondary meaning “extirpate, exterminate” (QL/79).
Reference ✧ Ety/ROY¹ ✧ “pursue”
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| ᴹ√ROY¹ > roita- | [roita-] | ✧ Ety/ROY¹ |