Q. #aucir- v. (basic-verb) “to cut off (and get rid of or lose a portion)” (Category: to Cut)
A verb in the Quendi and Eldar essay from 1959-60 translated “cut off so that a portion is lost or no longer available” (WJ/365) and “cut off and get rid of or lose a portion” (WJ/368), a combination of au- “away (from the speaker)” and cir- “cut” (WJ/365, 368).
References ✧ WJ/365, 368
Related
Inflections
au-kiri- | aorist | “cut off” | ✧ WJ/365 |
aukiri | aorist | “cut off so that a portion is lost or no longer available” | ✧ WJ/365 |
aukiri- | aorist | “cut off and get rid of or lose a portion” | ✧ WJ/368 |
Elements
au- | “away (from)” | ✧ WJ/365 | |
#cir- | “to cut” | aorist | ✧ WJ/365 (kiri-) |