Eldamo : Sindarin : tag-

S. #tag- v. “to fix” (Category: to Join, Unite)

S. #tag-, v. “to fix, *fasten, ⚠️[G.] make firm, construct” (Category: to Join, Unite)

This verb appeared in some rough notes from around 1969 in various past forms such tanc “fixed”, tancher/tanker “they fixed” and tanchen “I fix” (PE23/138 note #12). See the discussion of the Sindarin past tense for more detail on these past forms. The verb *tag- is clearly based on the root √TAK “fix, fasten”.

Conceptual Development: The verb G. tag- “fix, make firm, construct” appeared in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/68), likely based on the early root ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten” (QL/88).

Neo-Sindarin: For purposes of Neo-Sindarin, I would use tag- only in the later sense of its root: “to fix, *fasten”. For “make firm” I would use [N.] tangad(a)- and for “construct” I would use [ᴱN.] adaba- “build”.

References ✧ PE23/138

#tag- “to fix” vs. ᴺS. ^adaba- “to build, erect, establish”
#tag- “to fix” cf. Ilk. tag- “to fix, construct, make”

Inflections

tanchen	past 1st-sg	“I fixed”	✧ PE23/138
adancer	past 3rd-pl		✧ PE23/138
adancher	past 3rd-pl		✧ PE23/138
†tancher	past 3rd-pl	“they fixed”	✧ PE23/138
tanker	past 3rd-pl	“they fixed”	✧ PE23/138
adanc	past 3rd-sg		✧ PE23/138
tanc	past 3rd-sg		✧ PE23/138

Cognates

ᴹQ. tak- “to fasten”

Derivations

< √TAK “fasten, fix”

G. tag- v. “to fix, make firm, construct” (Category: to Join, Unite)

See S. #tag- for discussion.

References ✧ GL/68

Glosses

“fix, make firm, construct” ✧ GL/68

Variations

tag- ✧ GL/68

Inflections

tanci

past

✧ GL/68

Cognates

ᴱQ. taka- “to fix, fasten”

Derivations

< ᴱ√TAKA “fix, fasten, stick”