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SPAR root. “hunt”

SPAR root. “hunt, ⚠️[ᴹ√] pursue”
ᴱ√RAVA “*hunt”

The root ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” first appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with derivatives like N. faro “to hunt” and N. feredir “hunter” (Ety/SPAR). Tolkien first considered making this root ᴹ√PHAR⁽²⁾ (EtyAC/PHAR²). The root ᴹ√SPAR “hunt, pursue” reappeared in the Quenya Verbal System of the 1940s with the derived verb ᴹQ. fara- “hunt” (PE22/113). √SPAR “hunt” was mentioned a couple times in Tolkien’s later writings as well (PE17/83; PE18/94).

References ✧ PE17/83, 185; PE18/94

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ᴹ√SPAR¹ root. “hunt, pursue”

See √SPAR for discussion.

References ✧ Ety/SPAR; EtyAC/PHAR²; PE22/113

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