ᴹQ. #lhit- v. (basic-verb) “to speed” (Category: Fast, Swift, Quick)
A verb appearing only in its past tense form lhinte “sped” on a page of deleted roots in the Quenya Verbal System (QVS) from 1948, based on ᴹ√(S)LIT which itself had an unclear gloss, perhaps “swiftly, speed” (PE22/116). It was likely related to Q. linta “swift”.
Neo-Quenya: I would retain this word for purposes of Neo-Quenya, but adapted as ᴺQ. hlit- to better fit Quenya orthography. In a 2024-01-31 post to the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), Luinyelle suggested it may mean “to speed swiftly, race, dash, hurtle”.
References ✧ PE22/127
Inflections
| lhinte | past | “sped” | ✧ PE22/127 |
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√SLIT > lhinte | [slinte] > [l̥inte] > [linte] | ✧ PE22/127 |