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Q. motto n. “fen, marsh” (Category: Mud, Mire)

Q. motto, n. “fen, marsh; [ᴹQ.] blot” (Category: Mud, Mire)

The word ᴹQ. motto first appeared in The Etymologies of the 1930s with the gloss “blot” as a derivative of the root ᴹ√MBOTH (Ety/MBOTH). It reappeared in Quenya Notes (QN) from 1957 as a derivative of √MOT “fen, marsh”, apparently of the same meaning. Its 1957 Sindarin form both < mbotto implies the root may have been √M(B)OT. For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I’d keep both the 1957 and 1930s senses, as derivations of slightly different roots.

Reference ✧ PE17/165 ✧ “fen, marsh”

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MOT > motto [motto] ✧ PE17/165

ᴹQ. motto n. “blot” (Category: Ink)

See Q. motto for discussion.

Reference ✧ Ety/MBOTH ✧ “blot”

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ᴹ√MBOTH > motto [mbotʰto] > [mbottʰo] > [mbotto] > [motto] ✧ Ety/MBOTH