... Sindarin words of "estelio veleth". Well, the on-line transcribers will get most of it right. The one thing to remember is that V is here a lenited form of...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Aug 3, 2003 8:35 pm
... 'revenge' or 'retribution'? We seem to have no word for "avenger", but for "revenge" or "retribution" we have _acharn_ (though Tolkien's translation was...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Aug 4, 2003 6:05 pm
I am looking for people to review a Tengwar mode for Irish. If you're interested, please write to me privately. I'd prefer it if reviewers really knew...
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DDanielA@...
uialdil
Aug 6, 2003 6:01 pm
... I doubt this distinction was normally observed. We see the modified malta = 'mh' in the King's letter, and a modified vala = 'mh' in one of the early...
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Eris
eris-elfscript@...
Aug 6, 2003 11:49 pm
This is my first post here, so "Hello!" and please rip me to shreds gently if what I am about to say has been discussed already. (I have not found it in the...
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DDanielA@...
uialdil
Aug 7, 2003 12:11 am
... I believe that the 'mh' sign in the KL is indeed malta + 's' curl. The most common use of the 's' curl in Quenya was to form the common combinations 'ts',...
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Eris
eris-elfscript@...
Aug 7, 2003 1:10 am
... *sigh* I must get caught up on old messages. Your post and several before it were sitting in my inbox when I posted my own message. I've been spending so...
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John Cowan
johnwcowan
Aug 7, 2003 1:29 am
... I strongly suggest that you look at http://www.evertype.com/standards/csur/tengwar.html , a character encoding developed by Michael Everson and me to fit...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Aug 7, 2003 1:35 am
... My current code table is a bit different from the one on that page, but it is a work in progress. I'm curious to know if anyone has made an implementation...
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amaswing
Aug 7, 2003 3:04 am
Hello again everyone! I was wondering if this Sindarin sentence is grammatically correct: "Ae ś-esteliach nad, estelio han, estelio ammen, estelio veleth." I...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Aug 7, 2003 3:51 am
... Since the only measure of grammatical correctness of any Elvish phrase is the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, and since this bit of "Sindarin"; from the movies...
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John Cowan
johnwcowan
Aug 7, 2003 4:07 am
... Hi, Carl. Since this is a list about JRRT's scripts, not his languages, the answer can only be "Mu". -- John Cowan jcowan@......
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Aug 7, 2003 4:08 am
... LOL!...
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lisacacil
Aug 10, 2003 12:07 am
I wanna get a tattoo in the tengwar cursive writing but i'm not sure what it should say. i dunno if i want a small quote...but because some of the vowels are...
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@nthony De La Rosa
cap1_5
Aug 10, 2003 12:56 am
What about "spiritual one". ... From: "lisacacil" <lisacacil@...> Reply-To: elfscript@yahoogroups.com To: elfscript@yahoogroups.com Subject: [elfscript]...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness
Aug 10, 2003 1:05 am
teithant lisacacil ... how about 'this is made for you to think it really says something'? :P i hope http://gildor.freepage.gr/tolkien/realteng/ will give you...
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Patrick H. Wynne
pa2rick
Aug 10, 2003 1:08 am
... How about, "My parents went to the Undying Lands, and all I got was this stupid tattoo"? -- Patrick H. Wynne...
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Josh
jehlers_84
Aug 10, 2003 3:40 am
The phrase is "death is not the end, but only a transition." i used an online english to quenya dictionary and i got "Fairė nį lį metta, nan eressė a...
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lothlinnen
Aug 10, 2003 4:51 am
These web pages have Elven Phrases, perhaps you will find one that you like? http://www.grey-company.org/Circle/language/phrase.htm ...
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lierontaure
Aug 10, 2003 6:24 am
... Beware! I wouldn't recommend that one! That is not Tolkien's "Elvish". This is what is known as "Grelvish";, which is a contraction for Grey Company...
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
Aug 10, 2003 8:39 pm
... the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, and since this bit of "Sindarin"; from the movies employs conjecture and outright invention not found in Tolkien's writings,...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Aug 10, 2003 10:11 pm
... It all depends on what you mean by "inferior"; (a term you keep inserting into the discussion; I don't use it, myself -- my contention has all along only...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Aug 10, 2003 10:14 pm
I think Helge's personal remarks about Carl are out of line. That kind of comment is not welcome of public forums like this. -- Michael Everson * * Everson...
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Patrick H. Wynne
pa2rick
Aug 11, 2003 1:59 am
In response to the question, "Does anyone know the SIndarin or ... Actually, two words for 'avenger' appear in the Qenya Lexicon: _pairemo_, _paimar_ 'The...
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lothlinnen
Aug 11, 2003 3:30 am
(I posted this question in elfling, but the moderator said I had better ask this group. Hopefully a kind soul in here can help me?) I had a hard time finding...
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elimloth
Aug 11, 2003 3:31 am
... I think any of the personal remarks are out of line. And, these retorts reflect an old story. For those interested, take a look at the elfling archives...
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elimloth
Aug 11, 2003 5:37 am
... wrote: [...] ... Quenya... ... POET (noun) *lairemo - GLIR - P.Ti. OK, this is an unattested reconstruction developed by Petri Tikka. ... None are correct....
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elimloth
Aug 11, 2003 5:40 am
... [...] the ... Oh dear, sorry about that typo: lambengolmor. Elimloth...
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Michael Everson
evertype
Aug 11, 2003 8:37 am
... w it.
Yes, this is a bit of a problem for input and searching given most people's= expectations. Yes, things like thęre are a problem....
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Aug 11, 2003 11:02 am
I quite agree with everything "Elimloth"; says... except for the central, inaccurate and unfair implication that my responses in this thread are of a kind with...
