G. saptha- v. “to dig, bite into” (Category: to Dig, Delve)
A verb appearing as G. saptha- “to dig, to bite into” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s based on the early root ᴱ√SAPA “dig, excavate” (GL/67).
Neo-Sindarin: The root √SAP reappeared in Tolkien’s later writings, but for purposes of Neo-Sindarin I would adapt G. saptha- as a basic verb ᴺS. sab- “to dig” to avoid questions of how its phonetics would have changed in later Sindarin.
References ✧ GL/67
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| sapthani | past | ✧ GL/67 |
| †sôbi | past | ✧ GL/67 |
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴱ√sab- > saptha- | [sapta-] > [sapθa-] > [sapθa-] | ✧ GL/67 |