Q. ringa súmaryassë “in her cold bosom”
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The fourth line of the Markirya poem (MC/222). The first word is ringa “cold” followed by the 3rd-singular possessive form (“her”) of súma “bosom” with the locative suffix -ssë¹ (“in”).
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
ringa súma-rya-ssë = “*cold bosom-her-in”
Reference ✧ MC/222 ✧ ringa súmaryasse “in her cold bosom”
Elements
| ringa | “cold” | ✧ MC/222 | |
| súma | “hollow cavity, bosom” | 3rd-sg-poss locative | ✧ MC/222 (súmaryasse) |
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