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Q. vinta- [w] v. “to scatter, blow about” (Category: to Strew, Spread Out)

Q. vinta- [w], v. “to scatter, blow about” (Category: to Strew, Spread Out)

A verb appearing as winta “scatter, blow about” in notes from the late 1960s, which Tolkien specified as both transitive and intransitive (PM/376). Tolkien said it was related to Q. winge “foam” and hence was derived from either ᴹ√WIG or (more likely) a variant *√WIÑ.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya I represent this word as vinta- in keeping with its modern pronunciation; see the entry on the consonant [w] for discussion. Given that it could be used intransitively as well as transitively, I think this would be a formative verb derived from primitive *wiñ-t(ă), probably with distinct intransitive and transitive pasts: vinintë and vintanë.

Reference ✧ PM/376 ✧ winta “scatter, blow about”

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