verya-

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verya- is a Quenya verb for "to marry (of husband and wife), be joined to".[1] In earlier Quenya, the term for "to marry" was vesta-,[2] while verya- meant "to dare".[3]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

  • Root BER ("to mate, be mated, joined in marriage")[1]

Other forms[edit | edit source]

  • veryanen = "I married"

See also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Five Late Quenya Volitive Inscriptions" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 49, June 2007, p. 45
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "BES"
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "BER"
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