Eldamo : Early Quenya : mard(a)-

ᴱQ. mard(a)- v. “to grind, pulverize” (Category: to Grind)

⚠️ᴱQ. mard(a)-, v. “to grind, pulverize” (Category: to Grind): ᴺQ. mul- “to grind, *pulverize”

A verb appearing as ᴱQ. mard- “grind, pulverize” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√MṚÐṚ (QL/63), where syllabic ṛ became ar as usual before a dental consonant (PE12/11). In a nearby comparison list of roots it was given as marda- “grind” (QL/63/11).

References ✧ QL/63

Glosses

“grind” ✧ QL/63 (marda-)
“grind, pulverize” ✧ QL/63 (mard-)

Variations

mard- ✧ QL/63
marda- ✧ QL/63

Derivations

< ᴱ√MṚÐṚ “grind” ✧ QL/63 (MṚŘṚ); QL/63

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√MṚŘṚ > mard-

[mṛð-] > [marð-] > [mard-]

✧ QL/63