Q. #rohta n. “*debt, trespass” (Category: Debt)
Tolkien experimented with various words for “debt, trespass” in drafts of the Átaremma prayer from the 1950s. In the earliest draft Tolkien had lucassë (VT43/8), revised to lucië in the second draft (VT43/9-10), and luhta in the third (VT43/11), all based on luc-. In the third version luhta was deleted and replaced by rohta, with luhta reappearing in the fourth version only to be revised again to rohta (VT43/11-12). In the final two versions Tolkien used úcarë (VT43/12), but this may have a different sense such as “misdeed” or “sin”: compare úcarindo “*sinner” from the Aia María prayer (VT43/11-12).
The derivations of the luc-forms are unclear, as none of the attested meanings of the root √LUK seem to fit. Likewise the attested meaning of ᴹ√ROK has to do with horses, which also doesn’t fit.
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would ignore the luc-forms, but would retain rohta for the sense “debt”. For example, Helge Fauskanger used rohta “debt” in his Neo-Quenya New Testament (NQNT).
References ✧ VT43/19
Inflections
| rohtammar | 1st-pl-exclusive-poss plural | “*our debts, our trespasses” | ✧ VT43/19 |
| rohtar | plural | “*debts, trespasses” | ✧ VT43/19 |
Elements
| -ta | “causative verb suffix” |
Element In
Q. #luhta n. “*debt, trespass” (Category: Debt)
References ✧ VT43/19
Inflections
| luhtammar | 1st-pl-exclusive-poss plural | “*our debts, our trespasses” | ✧ VT43/19 |
| luhtar | plural | “*debts, trespasses” | ✧ VT43/19 |
Element In
Q. #lucië n. “*debt, trespass” (Category: Debt)
References ✧ VT43/19
Inflections
| luciemmar | 1st-pl-exclusive-poss plural | “*our debts, our trespasses” | ✧ VT43/19 |
Element In
Q. #lucassë n. “*debt, trespass” (Category: Debt)
References ✧ VT43/19
Related
Inflections
| lucassemmar | 1st-pl-exclusive-poss plural | “*our debts, our trespasses” | ✧ VT43/19 |
Element In